IIT-Madras committee to survey stability of multi-storeyed buildings

28 Aug 2021 CW Team

TNSCB officials told the media that the inspection, which started on Wednesday, would probably last 45 days before submitting the final report. The panel is examining the quality of construction using several devices and will test the samples in labs. The TNSCB official said that their terms of reference with IIT- is to study the structural validity, and they would retrofit the buildings and hand them over to the allottees based on the report.

Comprising 864 dwelling units, the first phase of the KP Park Scheme is spread over four blocks. Around 50-60 allottees currently occupy each with stilt +9 floors. The residents complained about plaster peeling off and damages to other parts, including staircases.

A portion of wall construction in 2016 was carelessly destroyed during a drive to clear the debris earlier on Thursday. When contacted, the TNSCB officials said the contractor would reconstruct it.

A M V Prabhakara Raja, the legislator from Virugambakkam, separately inspected the Tamil Nadu Housing Board’s Brindavan Towers in KK Nagar on Wednesday after seeing a report about dust falling off pillars and massive cracks on the compound walls of the stilt +11 floor structure with 561 units. He told the media that they brought the issue to the notice of the housing minister and said that the construction did not meet any standards.

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A committee from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), inspecting the KP Park tenements of the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board at Pulianthope, will analyse several factors, including the structural stability of the multi-storeyed buildings (MSB). The complaints registered by the residents over the bad quality of construction paved the way for inspection. TNSCB officials told the media that the inspection, which started on Wednesday, would probably last 45 days before submitting the final report. The panel is examining the quality of construction using several devices and will test the samples in labs. The TNSCB official said that their terms of reference with IIT- is to study the structural validity, and they would retrofit the buildings and hand them over to the allottees based on the report. Comprising 864 dwelling units, the first phase of the KP Park Scheme is spread over four blocks. Around 50-60 allottees currently occupy each with stilt +9 floors. The residents complained about plaster peeling off and damages to other parts, including staircases. A portion of wall construction in 2016 was carelessly destroyed during a drive to clear the debris earlier on Thursday. When contacted, the TNSCB officials said the contractor would reconstruct it. A M V Prabhakara Raja, the legislator from Virugambakkam, separately inspected the Tamil Nadu Housing Board’s Brindavan Towers in KK Nagar on Wednesday after seeing a report about dust falling off pillars and massive cracks on the compound walls of the stilt +11 floor structure with 561 units. He told the media that they brought the issue to the notice of the housing minister and said that the construction did not meet any standards. Image Source Also read: Thermocol-based multi-storeys to be future quake-resistant buildings Also read: Chennai buildings built without seismic activity factors pose threat

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