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Eye on monsoon, PMC says 23 ‘dangerous’ structures in city pulled down, more on way
There have been instances almost every year, particularly during the rains, of the collapse of such structures. Last July, two persons were injured after a portion of an old building -- a wada or a cluster of houses -- in the Nanapeth area caved in after a spell of heavy rain.
PMC said the civic body has asked owners and residents of the remaining 21 structures to pull them down on their own and if they don’t do so in the next 10 days then they will start demolishing them.
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With the monsoon marking its entry this week and expected to intensify, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is scrambling to avoid incidents of building collapse and has so far pulled down 23 of the 60 old structures in the central part of the city that were identified to be in a dilapidated condition.
“About 1,500 old structures have been surveyed so far in the central part and the process is continuing. Of the 60 structures found in dangerous condition, the civic administration has pulled down 23 completely,” said PMC City Engineer Prashant Waghmare. The action was taken over the past 2-3 months.
Superintending Engineer Yuvraj Deshmukh said the PMC has also served notices to owners and residents of these structures to vacate the property due to its poor state. Every year, the PMC issues appeals to vacate dilapidated structures for which notices have been served to vacate and the civic body cannot be responsible if there is any untoward incident of loss of life, he said.
There have been instances almost every year, particularly during the rains, of the collapse of such structures. Last July, two persons were injured after a portion of an old building — a wada or a cluster of houses — in the Nanapeth area caved in after a spell of heavy rain. In 2019, 21 labourers were killed in a wall collapse in the city during the monsoon.
#Pune | On Monday, one person was killed and another injured after the ceiling of the ground floor of a two-storey house in Pune Camp caved following heavy rain in the city.
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— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) June 27, 2023
Asked about the remaining 37 structures from the 60 that have been identified, PMC executive engineer Pravin Shende said the owners and residents of 21 have conveyed that they would pull down the buildings on their own. “But if they do not do so in the next 10 days, the PMC will start taking action. Four structures are under litigation and one has a large tree in so it will be pulled down later on. There are 11 structures that will face action soon,” Shende said.
Breaking down the number, officials said the most number of such identified structures are 17 in Shukrawar Peth. “The central part of the city is most vulnerable to building collapse incidents due to these dilapidated structures, many of which are over 100 years old but have not yet been redeveloped due to disputes on ownership and the presence of old tenants,” Shende said.
According to the official, the PMC is issuing “tenant certificates” to enable them vacate the dilapidated structures to guarantee their claim during redevelopment.
Officials said the PMC’s survey in the central part of the city will cover around 2,500 properties, with details of ownership and tenants along with GIS mapping.
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