Lucknow, The Lucknow Growth Authority on Monday directed flat homeowners and resident associations of high-rise buildings to take away flower pots and related objects from balcony ledges in per week, citing a toddler’s demise in Pune after a pot fell on him.
Lucknow Growth Authority bans pots on balcony ledges citing potential hazard
The order issued by Extra Secretary and Competent Officer C P Tripathi mentioned flower pots positioned on parapet partitions or railings may slip and trigger severe harm or demise to folks under.
It instructed flat homeowners to make sure no pots or heavy objects are positioned on balcony parapets. Condo Homeowners’ Associations are to conduct fast inspections and implement elimination, said the order.
The Lucknow Growth Authority additionally mentioned, “If an accident occurs, both AOA and the individual flat owner will be held responsible. In buildings where no AOA exists, builders or promoters will be held accountable.”
Based on the LDA order, the residential society’s workplace bearers should publicise the directive by means of notices, WhatsApp teams and conferences and certify to the authority inside seven days that each one balconies have been cleared of such objects.
It warned that failure to adjust to the may result in authorized motion below security provisions of the Condo Act.
The LDA’s transfer has been hailed by AOAs and residents.
Chandra Shekhar Pandey, the president of the AOA at Rishita Manhattan in Gomti Nagar Extension, mentioned, “This is a laudable decision keeping in mind the safety of residents. There have been reports of mishaps at some places, so this move is good.”
Rajeev Vig, a former workplace bearer on the excessive rise society, mentioned the AOA had been urgent for such security measures up to now.
“Imagine the damage a flower pot falling from a 20th-floor balcony can do to someone on the ground. This is a much-required decision,” he advised PTI.
Earlier in Might, the native growth authorities in Noida and Ghaziabad additionally issued related orders, each triggered by the Pune mishap of April.
In December 2023, a supply govt was hospitalised with accidents in Better Noida after a flowerpot fell on him whereas he was in a high-rise residential society on obligation.