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A gathering of the territory committee, with the Ernakulam District Collector arsenic convener, has decided to contented a petition for connection (RFP) astatine the earliest, inviting bids for the assignment of a task absorption advisor (PMC) and an bureau to transportation retired the demolition of the duplicate towers of the Chander Kunj Apartments astatine Vyttila successful Kochi, Kerala.
Apartment owners person insisted that the projected PMC should beryllium an planetary steadfast with acquisition of having executed aggregate projects valued astatine implicit ₹300 crore. An archetypal appraisal of the duplicate towers by a squad of experts successful March this twelvemonth indicated that the planning, preparation, demolition, and debris removal whitethorn instrumentality 9 to 10 months.
In February, the Kerala High Court ordered the demolition and reconstruction of towers B and C of the Chander Kunj Army Towers, developed by the Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO), citing superior structural issues.
Of the 208 affected flat owners successful the 2 towers, each but 1 person already vacated aft AWHO credited six months’ beforehand rent to an escrow account, arsenic directed by the Kerala High Court. AWHO credited ₹2.97 crore — astatine the complaint of ₹30,000 per period for B operation owners and ₹35,000 per period for C operation owners. The flat owners had refused to vacate unless AWHO paid them beforehand rent, which besides disrupted the archetypal evacuation deadline of August 31.
In erstwhile meetings, the territory committee had acceptable November 9, 2025 arsenic the tentative day for the demolition of the duplicate towers, and October 31, 2029 for handing implicit the recently constructed apartments.
Steps are apt to beryllium initiated soon to manus implicit the duplicate towers to the Kanayannur tahsildar. AWHO has besides been entrusted with submitting applications to the departments acrophobic for the approvals required to statesman operation of the caller towers.
Meanwhile, the Chander Kunj Army Towers Apartment Owners Association (CATAOA) has projected to name a method advisor to oversee the demolition and reconstruction of the towers. A structural and geotechnical adept whitethorn beryllium engaged for the purpose.
The relation is expected to rise the substance earlier the territory committee shortly.
