Chandigarh, The Haryana Human Rights Fee has criticized the Gurugram Municipal Company for its “inaction” relating to 54 buildings declared “unsafe” within the metropolis.
Haryana Human Rights Fee criticises Gurugram Municipal Company for inaction over ‘unsafe’ buildings
The fee has directed the municipal commissioner to seem in particular person on the subsequent listening to and supply an in depth rationalization.
A panel led by HHRC chairperson Justice Lalit Batra, together with members Kuldeep Jain and Deep Bhatia, has expressed critical issues over the municipal physique’s inefficiency.
The difficulty of unsafe buildings in Gurugram gained consideration after an incident on February 10, 2022 when a piece of a high-rise at Chintels Paradiso Society collapsed, ensuing within the demise of two ladies and damage to 1 particular person.
The case was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation following the incident, the HHRC stated in an announcement on Wednesday.
The CBI has since filed two chargesheets, naming 11 accused, the assertion added.
In accordance with the experiences submitted to the fee, the authorities had recognized 183 harmful buildings, out of which 152 have been inspected, it stated.
Initially, 80 buildings have been deemed hazardous, however the newest report now lists solely 54 unsafe buildings. Moreover, 15 buildings stay uninspected, elevating issues over the Gurugram municipal commissioner’s lax strategy to public security.
The municipal commissioner has been directed to seem in particular person on the subsequent date of listening to on Could 20, whereas Chief Engineer Manoj Yadav has additionally been directed to stay current earlier than the fee.
The fee has ordered the chief engineer to submit a complete report on the present standing of the 54 unsafe buildings and the pending inspections of the remaining 15 buildings within the subsequent listening to.
The fee has issued a stern warning to Gurugram municipal commissioner stating that failure to behave promptly might be thought-about a direct risk to public security, stated the assertion quoting HHRC Public Relations Officer Dr Puneet Arora.
In accordance with a latest order by the panel, “…it is amply clear that authorities of Municipal Corporation, Gurugram, are least interested in taking substantive action against defaulters concerning dangerous structures numbering fifty-four , as identified till date.
“…It’s pertinent to notice that if the Municipal Authorities take greater than 5 to 6 years to provoke motion towards violators, notably regarding harmful buildings, it might be construed as a compromise on the a part of the Municipal Company, Gurugram, thereby jeopardizing public security.”
According to the order, “the residents of those declared harmful buildings bear the brunt of this inaction”.
“A obtrusive instance of such negligence occurred on February 10, 2022, when the roof of a multi-storey constructing specifically Chintels Paradiso Society in Gurugram collapsed. This incident starkly highlights the gross inaction and negligence,” the order added.