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The territory medication has issued an ultimatum to the Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO) to motion a declaration for the demolition of the Chander Kunj Army Towers connected Silver Sand Island, Vyttila, wrong a week, failing which contempt of tribunal proceedings volition beryllium initiated.
The determination was taken astatine a peculiar gathering of the territory committee chaired by District Collector G. Priyanka connected Tuesday. AWHO has besides been handed a draught of the declaration prepared by the territory administration, with instructions that the demolition beryllium carried retired strictly successful compliance wrong the stipulated clip frame. The organisation volition beryllium required to wage upfront the full outgo of demolition, including Goods and Services Tax, if the declaration is not signed wrong the week.
Ms. Priyanka besides addressed the lawsuit of 24 owners who had not yet received rent from AWHO, which cited inadequate documentation arsenic the reason. The Deputy Collector (Disaster Management) volition convene a gathering connected June 15 to resoluteness document-related issues. Each of the 24 cases volition beryllium examined individually to guarantee that each affected families person the requisite documents.
After being denied the 2nd tranche of rent for six months opening March, on with one-time shifting charges of ₹30,000, the Chander Kunj Army Towers Apartment Owners Association (CATAOA) had filed a contempt petition against AWHO successful the Kerala High Court earlier this year.
The Collector has besides ordered that rent to flat owners beryllium paid successful advance. AWHO and flat owners person been asked to clasp consultations wrong 15 days to resoluteness disputes implicit the handing implicit of flat keys. Any disputes persisting beyond that play volition beryllium settled astatine the level of the tahsildar.
A sub-committee led by the Fort Kochi Revenue Divisional Officer was constituted earlier this twelvemonth to behaviour play reviews and guarantee strict compliance with the demolition and reconstruction processes.
In August 2025, the Kerala High Court had disposed of a writ entreaty filed by the relation and a fewer owners against the February 3 verdict of a Single Bench of the Kerala High Court, which had ordered demolition and reconstruction citing superior structural problems.
