2024-08-24 08:17:04
Gurugram: Another tower of Chintel Paradiso located in Sector 109 of Gurugram has been declared unsafe. This is the seventh tower of this nine condominium society which has been declared unfit for living. The Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) has declared Tower-C of Chintels Paradiso unfit for living after structural analysis. A major accident took place in this society of Gurugram in February 2022. Then two residents died due to sudden collapse of roofs. The findings of CBRI have revealed extensive structural deficiencies. The main reason for this is high chloride content and deterioration of poor quality concrete. Earlier, J Tower was declared unsafe.
How many flats are there in the tower?
Tower C has a total of 64 flats. 60 of these are occupied. This led to towers D, E, F, G, H and J of Chintels Paradiso society being declared unsafe for living by IIT Delhi. IIT was called in to investigate after the collapse in Tower D. In its report, IIT had said that the remaining towers – A, B and C – are safe for now, but are likely to deteriorate in the future. Based on these findings, the district administration declared six towers unsafe and ordered their demolition, which is expected to begin this November. Following the IIT Delhi report, the developer, Chintels India, had initiated its own structural audit of all the towers through CBRI to assess the condition of the towers and explore the possibility of restoration.
CBRE warns, repairs will go waste
The CBRI report, which was recently presented to Chintels, highlighted that almost all structural elements in Tower C show significant corrosion, compromising the tower’s stability. The main reason for the rapid deterioration is the presence of chloride ions in the concrete, which accelerates the corrosion process. These issues make the building non-compliant with Indian standards, given the seismic zone’s fourth category, the CBRI report said. The institute warned that repairs, retrofitting and rehabilitation would be insufficient to ensure the long-term safety of the structure. Further, the report emphasised that the cost of these interventions would exceed 50% of the original construction cost, making retrofitting economically unviable. The report said that even after considerable repairs, the structure would continue to deteriorate rapidly, making it unsafe to inhabit in the long term. Given these findings, the CBRI strongly recommended demolition of Tower C.
DC is yet to receive the report
We are studying the CBRI report and plan to send it to the district administration as well. We will make a similar offer to the residents of Tower C as has been given to other residents of other towers, a spokesperson for the developer said. When asked, deputy commissioner Nishant Yadav told The Times of India that he had not received the CBRI report. Once we get the report, we will study it and act accordingly, he said. As per the buyback offer given to flat owners in the society’s towers D, E, F, G and H, the developer will pay Rs 10 lakh. Towers D, E, F, G and H at Chintal Paradiso were built in Phase 1 of the project, while towers A, B, C and J were launched in the second phase.