Three days after a four-storey building in Sector 31 developed cracks and tilted amid excavation on an adjoining plot, residents have demanded a time-bound independent structural audit to determine whether the damaged structure can be repaired or must be demolished.
Another building in Sushant Lok-III was also reported to have tilted following excavation on an adjoining plot. The district administration asked the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) to assess whether the structure should be declared unsafe and demolished.
The residents of the affected building have demanded the builder provide them with a fresh construction of the building. The builder has sought two days’ time from the residents on the matter. “We were just asked by the authorities to evacuate our house, but where do we go? Civic authorities were also alerted. The incident is the latest in a series of building-safety scares in Gurugram linked to excavation on adjoining plots. The problem is not new. DTCP issued notices, ordered the building to be vacated and directed that its structural safety be assessed by a government-empanelled expert.
Sector 31 RWA president BS Yadav said a meeting was held between Parvesh Kumar Atri, a resident of the affected building, and the builder of the adjacent plot. The building developed cracks measuring around 1 to 1.5 inches and was unsafe, according to police. At least 12 families were evacuated initially, while subsequent reports said 14 families from four neighbouring buildings remained displaced. In June 2023, a five-storey building in DLF Phase 3 tilted after excavation on a neighbouring plot.
residents said that immediate safety measures did little to address their concerns about what would happen next While police have deployed two cranes to support the tilted building. Who will bear the cost of relocation and for how long?” said the neighbour quoted above, requesting the authorities to ensure strong measures. Police said construction on the adjoining plot has been halted, barricades erected and personnel deployed to prevent people from entering the affected structure.
Earlier this week, a five-storey building in Sushant Lok-I developed cracks and tilted after excavation began on a neighbouring plot. residents said the notices did not come with a clear plan for assessing the risk, arranging longer-term safety measures and determining when the affected families could return While talking to HT on Saturday.
