Addressing the media, Gurgaon DC Nishant Kumar Yadav stated the IIT-Delhi report discovered that tower D, which has 17 flooring and 54 flats, had poor building high quality. It additionally stated repairs had not been carried out correctly, resulting from which the slab of flat D-603 collapsed.

“As per the report, a major reason for the collapse is that maintenance and repair work (retrofitting) was not carried out properly and it was not monitored and unsupervised. The report’s findings are that the steel (bars) corroded reinforcements had been broken and painted from the top to hide corrosion, due to which the strength of slab was weak and it collapsed. The methodology of repair was also not as per the requisite standard,” he stated.

He added that sampling of tower D discovered that it had excessive chloride content material and the standard of concrete was poor, resulting from which it isn’t liveable. “The report stated that quality was so poor that it was not technically and economically feasible to repair it. Hence, the report has recommended that tower D should be permanently closed and the process to initiate its demolition should be started,” stated Yadav.

The DC added that the report had additionally really helpful that towers E and F, the place some balconies had reported sagging and flooring had misery, must also be instantly vacated for residents’ security whereas the testing means of the 2 towers was happening. “The structural audit report of towers E and F is expected in a month. Depending on the nature of the deficiency in the report and whether they are structurally safe, a decision shall be taken,” he stated.

Referring to the Supertech twin towers in Noida, which have been demolished on instructions of the Supreme Court for severe violations of the constructing management rules, Yadav stated they have been consulting authorities in Noida relating to the processes adopted and a plan of motion might be put in place accordingly.

“Since the reports of towers E and F are awaited, it would be premature to talk of the demolition processes. No specific timeline has been fixed for now, but tentatively a two-three-month period will be set aside for the settlement process and then we will see,” he stated.

Yadav stated the findings of the report identified that the developer, Chintels India Private Limited and a agency which was finishing up the repairs, have been accountable for the lapses.

On whether or not motion could be taken in opposition to them, the DC stated, “Action will be taken. A criminal case was registered against the developer. Investigation is ongoing and contingent on a probe by a committee under the additional deputy commissioner, whose ambit is a little wider. That report is awaited. We have received IIT’s report. The committee’s report is likely to come on Sunday. We will send it to the police for further action and we will also attach this report in the affidavit in the Supreme Court, where the matter is listed.”

The DC, who can also be the chairman of district catastrophe administration authority, stated an in depth order for demolition shall be handed by the authority Monday.

“The builder will be instructed to get the flats vacant… (the flats in tower D are already vacant) for the process. Directions will be given to the developer to settle claims of home allottees of the tower in a time-bound manner. Specific timelines shall be fixed to settle the claims. Either the allottees and developer can mutually settle claims — by either buying back the flats or providing a flat elsewhere — and (submit their) consent to us in writing that an agreement has been reached. If an agreement can’t be reached, we will ask the developer to settle claims at the current market value of the flats estimated by independent evaluators appointed by our committee. If the allottees do not agree, then the parties can approach court. We will have a meeting with both parties and give them these options,” he stated.

In an announcement, J N Yadav, spokesperson, Chintels India Private Limited, stated, “Ever since the unfortunate incident took place, we have been cooperating with government authorities and the affected residents in every possible way and will continue to do so.”

Days after the incident which occurred on February 10, the Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) had ordered a structural audit of the affected towers to detect defects in design or workmanship throughout building.

In March, an interim report submitted by a workforce from IIT-Delhi to the committee probing the collapse had discovered that metal reinforcements in particles and remnants of the collapsed portion have been considerably corroded, and there have been rust marks on items of concrete in particles.

In the aftermath of the incident, the district administration had additionally empanelled 4 businesses for a structural audit of 16 societies in Gurgaon. “We had received complaints of poor construction quality from 70 societies. In the next 10 days, we will get a report… survey work has been completed to a large extent we will know by November 15 as to how many societies have structural safety issues or if they require further tests,” stated Yadav.