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Fibre plastering volition beryllium undertaken astatine a outgo of ₹28 lakh connected the exterior of the P&T duplicate flat towers astatine Mundamveli arsenic an interim measurement to apprehension leakage earlier the onset of the monsoon, whereas imperishable solutions, including structural rectifications, are expected to instrumentality longer, with a tentative timeline acceptable for the extremity of this twelvemonth for prime works.
The determination was taken astatine a gathering convened by the District Collector to code long-pending complaints of 78 flat owners. Reportedly, Life Mission has agreed to carnivore the cost, pursuing the information of its Chief Executive Officer successful the gathering done video link. Almost each apartments began leaking during the precise archetypal spell of showers aft residents moved into the duplicate blocks – comprising 44 and 42 units – successful January 2024. Internal leakage from bathrooms was besides reported soon thereafter making matters worse.
Though an adept committee led by a prof from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, has submitted a information appraisal and repair strategy report, neither the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA), which commissioned the towers, nor the P&T Apartment Owners Association was impressed. The relation openly voiced its discontent astatine the meeting.
“The study is not conclusive arsenic it provides aggregate solutions for the identified issues, leaving america to take the astir due one. Our main technologist is holding further consultations with IIT Madras authorities to fine-tune the report. In the meantime, we are looking astatine implementing workable solutions suggested successful the study by December,” GCDA sources said.
Dismisses findings
The relation has sought much clip to survey the study though its president, Abhilash P. Parameswaran, dismissed the findings arsenic “playing safe” to absolve some GCDA and IIT Madras, which was appointed arsenic consultants past twelvemonth to supply semipermanent solutions to the structural problems. “None of the authorities are present mentioning astir the 25-year structural warrant for the buildings station structural reforms arsenic was assured initially,” helium alleged.
The gathering besides decided to resume works funded by section MLA K.J. Maxy’s improvement funds, which had been suspended pursuing the notification of section assemblage polls. Apartment owners had staged a march to the contractor’s residence past December, protesting the hold successful restarting works specified arsenic drainage, compound partition construction, overhead roofing, landscaping, and earth-filling, adjacent aft the lifting of the Model Code of Conduct.
Another gathering is expected to beryllium held successful a fortnight to reappraisal advancement and finalise the adjacent steps.
