Gurugram Building Collapse: 4 More Towers At Chintels Paradiso Declared Unfit For Living

Towers E, F, G, and H of the Chintels Paradiso residential complex were declared unfit to live by Gurugram’s district Town and Country Planner R S Bhath

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New Delhi: Four more towers were declared unfit for living by the Department of Town and Country Planning days after several houses had collapsed at the Chintels Paradiso residential complex in Gurugram. 

Towers E, F, G, and H of the Chintels Paradiso residential complex were declared unfit to live by Gurugram’s district Town and Country Planner R S Bhath, who is currently stationed in the society to oversee the repair and rehabilitation work. 

“In some houses, the iron roads in ceilings are entirely visible. In others, plaster is falling and there are big cracks. The residents have been asked to shift to alternative accommodations,” news agency PTI quoted officials as saying.

The cost of rehabilitation of these families will be borne by the builder of Chintels Paradiso, Bhath said.

Several Residents Left In Limbo

The announcement has triggered a wave of panic among residents of 200 flats in these residential towers and has left them in a situation of uncertainty. 

"Where do we go suddenly? My child has his board exams coming up and is already traumatised by the collapse of Tower D. Now where do we find a new place at such short notice?" asked Saloni, a resident of Tower E..

"My flat has developed cracks and we lay awake each night after the collapse, scared of dying. I have spent Rs 40 lakh on furniture and interiors, how can I just go. We are ruined," said Seema, who lives on the sixth floor in Tower F.

The residents say that inhabitants of Tower D where the house collapsed on February 10 are camping like refugees and asked how others will be accommodated.

"We have shifted almost everyone. These families too will be rehabilitated and the cost will be borne by the builder. The repairs are in full swing," Bhath said.

On February 10, the dining room floor of a sixth-floor apartment came down first, triggering the collapse of roofs and floors directly under it till the first floor, according to officials. The collapse had taken the lives of two women.