The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) survey of its buildings following last year’s Dockyard building crash, which killed 61 persons, has raised concern over stability of several civic body-owned structures.
According to BMC’s estate department, it has so far issued work orders for structural audits of 472 buildings. Of these, BMC has received audit reports of 42 buildings. The reports for 32 buildings recommend that the structures need to be vacated — meaning theses are dangerous buildings. However, officials expressed fear that the number of dangerous buildings may rise as audit reports of other properties come in.
The details were revealed at a meeting of senior civic officials on Sunday. Civic chief Sitaram Kunte and additional municipal commissioner SVR Srinivas were present at the meeting.
Asked about this, Kunte confirmed the report. He added that the conclusions are of concern and that the number of buildings to be vacated comes across as a huge challenge to the BMC.
“With so many buildings to be vacated, this has come across as a major challenge. If audit reports say that the buildings will have to be vacated, there is no other option and we will have to go by the report,” said Kunte.
Though Kunte didn’t reveal details of the action plan, he said the same is being worked out and that BMC has allotted more than Rs500 crore to repair and reconstruct buildings in 2014-15.
The BMC took up the drive to survey its buildings over 30 years old and those in bad shape after the Dockyard road building collapse.
A circular issued in October said audits were to be completed within four weeks. However, the survey was delayed in the absence of a panel to do the audit. It was appointed only last month.
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