GURUGRAM: Structural audits of 20 residential societies have come to a halt as builders and resident welfare associations (RWAs) have failed to deposit the required funds.
The department of town and country planning (DTCP) has been issuing notices to builders and RWAs for over a year, but no action has been taken.
Despite three meetings convened by the deputy commissioner with builders and RWAs, the issue remains unresolved, leaving the structural safety assessments in limbo.
In the first phase, the builders bore the cost of structural audits. However, during the second phase, they objected, leading to an intervention by former chief minister Manohar Lal. It was decided that both builders and RWAs would share the cost equally. Since then, both parties have resisted payment, causing delays.
Despite multiple notices over the past year, neither builders nor RWAs have shown seriousness in resolving the matter.
District town planner of the enforcement wing of DTCP Amit Madholia said, “Repeated notices have been issued to builders and RWAs regarding structural audits, but they have not deposited the required funds. This is preventing the completion of the process. The DC has been informed about the situation.”
After an incident in Sector 109’s Chintels Paradiso society on Feb 10, 2022 — where living rooms of five flats in tower D collapsed, resulting in the deaths of two women — the district administration took complaints of plaster peeling off in residential buildings more seriously.
Around 75 societies had reported such concerns, leading to an initial round of structural inspections.
In the first phase, 15 residential societies were selected for structural audits, with all but Raheja Atharva (Sector 109) having completed the process. The identified structural deficiencies were communicated to builders for rectification, and they bore the cost of the audits.
For the second phase, 23 more societies were identified for inspection. However, two societies are under the National Company Law Tribunal, reducing the number to 21. Among them, only NBCC Heights in Sector 89 has completed its structural audit after the builder and RWA deposited the required amount.
Builders of BPTP Park Serene (Sector 37D) and Satya Hermitage (Sector 103) have paid 50% of the fees, but their respective RWAs have not contributed their share. The remaining 18 societies have neither paid the fees nor cooperated in the process.
They include Indiabulls Centrum Park (Sector 103), Paras Dews (Sector 106), ATS Tourmaline (Sector 109), Vatika G-21 (Sector 83), SS Coralwood (Sector 84), Takshila Heights (Sector 37C), GPL Eden Heights (Sector 70), Vipul Lavanya (Sector 81), Orris Aster Court (Sector 85), Parsvnath Green Ville (Sector 48), SS Hibiscus (Sector 50), Wembley Estate (Sector 50), Bestech Park View Sanskriti (Sector 93), Ansal Estella (Sector 103), Raheja Navodaya (Sector 92), Aloha Apartments (Sector 57), Raheja Atharva (Sector 109) and SS Almeria (Sector 84).
