CMDA surveys 409 buildings; 50 pc buildings violated plans

Chennai:

Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority has finished the first
phase of survey of 409 multi-storied as well as special buildings and
more than 50 per cent have deviated from the plan.



A CMDA spokesman told Express that they will be scrutinizing the
details and preparing notices before starting the second phase.



The inspection by CMDA comes in the wake of the collapse of 11-storied
Moulivakkam building that killed more than 60 people. A total of 700
buildings were ordered to be inspected for structural defects.



The spokesman, however, refused to part with information on how many
buildings deviated from the original plan. As per earlier update 182
buildings had deviated from the original plan.



CMDA sources said that more than 50 per cent of buildings deviated
from the plan. A majority of the deviations are minor ones. “They have
been asked to rectify the defects so that they could get the
completion certificate,” the source said.

In case of buildings that have already got completion certificate,
they have to demolish the illegal structure, the source added.