Some projects were asked to improve on certain safety measures
In phases, names of 300 such housing projects were sent to the high-level committee in Sept, according to a Kolkata Municipal Corporation buildings department official. Primarily out of the pending projects, while 178 projects passed the safety audit test satisfactorily, others were asked to improve on certain safety measures, according to the official. KMC in July issued a modified notification, clarifying that owners of all buildings up to five storeys (G+4) with valid sanction plans could go ahead with constructions, emergency maintenance and repairs. “Of the 706 high-rise projects across 18 urban local bodies where construction had been halted and a comprehensive audit was undertaken, around 300 projects were in Kolkata.
However, we will continue our vigil,” said the KMC official. KMC had to come up with the notification following a rush of harassment complaints from homeowners, who said they were unable to construct, repair or renovate buildings up to five storeys despite being outside the purview of the work suspension order. Nearly all of them were allowed to resume operations except a handful where gross violations had been identified,” said Credai West Bengal president Sushil Mohta.
“Finally, we sent our recommendations to Nabanna based on our findings.