Structural defects of 15 high rise to be fixed by the developers: District Administration

Gurugram: As per the report submitted by the four agencies to the district administration, the basement of most of the project has seepage and flooding issues apart from falling concrete, corrosion of steel, etc.

The district administration has decided that the structural defects in the 15 highrise buildings that were recently audited by the agencies will be repaired by the developers. While the maintenance related issues will be addressed by the concerned Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs). 

Deputy commissioner Nishant Yadav told TOI that they will meet with developers and RWAs within a week to assign repair work to fix structural defects in these 15 societies, as claimed by several residents. 

Four agencies submitted the structural audit report to the district administration, revealing that most of the projects have seepage and flooding in the basements, apart from falling concrete, corrosion of steel, and other issues. 

According to the audit report, the basements of all the high rise projects require urgent testing, as it is the major problem area and a cause of concern for the residents of these buildings.

However, the agencies said that the defects are repairable. Due to the unavailability of structural drawings of the project, the structural audit of Raheja Atharva could not be carried out. 

The future course of action, which includes secondary testing as recommended by the structural audit agencies in their report, will also be discussed in the meeting with the developers and RWAs.

The first phase of the audit covered 15 residential societies, and the second phase will cover about 50 residential societies where residents have raised concerns about construction-related issues.

The district administration had hired agencies—Bureau Vertias, TPC Technical Projects Consultants, Vintech Consultants, and NNC Design International, to carry out a rapid visual inspection of around 200 towers in 16 residential societies.

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