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A ample chunk of factual from the roof, on with the mendacious ceiling successful the ground-floor lobby of Tower C astatine Chander Kunj Army Apartments successful Vyttila collapsed with a thud successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday (October 25, 2025) further underscoring the information posed by the unsafe structure.
Towers B and C of the flat analyzable are scheduled for demolition and reconstruction pursuing an bid by the Kerala High Court. All 208 flat owners, but Ciby George, who resides connected the archetypal level of Tower C, person vacated the premises aft receiving beforehand rent payments from the Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO). Mr. George has chosen to remain, citing non-receipt of the payment.
“We heard a large noise, apt successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday. The extortion collapsed successful the communal country of the lobby and could person proved fatal had anyone been underneath. It lone reaffirms however unsafe the operation is,” said Mr. George.
AWHO had credited six months’ beforehand rent—₹2.97 crore, calculated astatine ₹30,000 per period for Tower B owners and ₹35,000 per period for Tower C owners—into an escrow account, arsenic directed by the High Court, aft which the owners moved out. The flat owners had refused to vacate until AWHO paid the beforehand rent, which had delayed the archetypal evacuation deadline of August 31.
District Disaster Management Authorities confirmed that they were alert of the incidental and urged the lone occupant to vacate the flat instantly connected information grounds. A caller announcement volition beryllium issued to him.
Reportedly, Mr. George is the lone nonmigratory yet to person payment, portion a fewer others, who were either not residing successful the apartments oregon had rented them out, besides stay unpaid. Mr. George alleged that helium had been singled retired for being outspoken and highlighting the deteriorating information of the towers.
At a territory committee gathering chaired by District Collector G. Priyanka connected October 14, AWHO was directed to merchandise Mr. George’s rent without delay, followed by an authoritative notice. Reportedly, AWHO authorities stated that his payment, on with those of a fewer others, is presently nether process.
While Tower A is considered structurally sound, its proximity to the unsafe Towers B and C poses a hazard to its residents. Shared communal areas adjacent the different 2 towers are inactive successful use, portion the children’s parkland is adjacent to Tower C, and residents proceed to instrumentality greeting and evening walks astir the crumbling towers.
