BBMP to undertake emergency survey, identify weak buildings
The Hindu
2019 survey failed to identify either of the two buildings that collapsed this week
The collapse of two buildings in the city on two consecutive days has spurred the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) into action.
Following a meeting with senior officials, BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta directed them to take up a new survey to identify structurally weak and dilapidated structures across the city.
Incidentally, during a similar exercise conducted two years ago in 2019, neither the building in Lakkasandra that collapsed on September 27 nor the KMF quarters near Dairy Circle which tumbled down on September 28 featured on the list. “This itself underscores the need for a fresh survey. Civic officials have been directed to complete it in 15 days,” said Mr. Gupta on Wednesday.
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