NMMC delays mandatory dangerous structures survey ahead of monsoon

NMMC delays mandatory dangerous structures survey ahead of monsoon

Though Navi Mumbai is a planned city and most of the buildings are not as old as other cities, there are a number of CIDCO constructed housing complexes that are in a dilapidated and dangerous state.

Amit SrivastavaUpdated: Saturday, June 06, 2020, 07:34 AM IST
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It is the first week of June and the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has not yet come out with the list of dangerous structures of the city. Normally, the civic body comes out with the list of dangerous structures in mid-May and asks residents to vacate the most dilapidated building that poses a threat to lives.

The monsoon is likely to hit the city anytime and it will be difficult for the administration to get the residents to vacate from dilapidated structures in the days to come.

Though Navi Mumbai is a planned city and most of the buildings are not as old as other cities, there are a number of CIDCO constructed housing complexes that are in a dilapidated and dangerous state.

Ahead of monsoon, every year, NMMC comes out with a list of dangerous structures and issues a notice to either repair or vacate as per the situation. Last year, the civic body had found 55 structures dilapidated and 23 of them were in extremely bad conditions. They were served notice and asked to carry out a structural audit. The civic body had to disconnect water and electricity supply as residents failed to comply with the order.

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, this year the civic body has not even completed the survey and so the residents do not know which structures in the city are in a dilapidated and dangerous condition. Not only buildings, but there are also sheds in garden and public places that were found dangerous in the previous surveys. The issue of redevelopment of old and dilapidated buildings has been delayed owing to various reasons and this is one of the reasons, residents are forced to stay in such buildings.

Rajeev Mishra, a social activist from the city said that this is sheer negligence of the part of the civic administration. “People are already dying of Corona and the delay in publishing dangerous structures list will make them more vulnerable during the monsoon,” said Mishra. He added that we have NISARGA cyclone early this week and the dangerous structures were equally vulnerable. “This is not the new job that the civic body is not aware of. They do it every year and this year, they should pay more attention as common people are already in trouble due to the corona crisis,” said Mishra, adding that if any unfortunate incident happens during the monsoon, who would be responsible for it.

Amrish Patnigere, deputy municipal commissioner (anti-encroachment) said that the survey has been delayed due to the Corona outbreak. “The list of dangerous structures will be ready by Tuesday,” said Patnigere.

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