2014 Chennai building collapse
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On June 28, 2014, an eleven story under-construction building at Moulivakkam in the suburb of Chennai, Tamil Nadu collapsed, killing 61 people, mostly construction workers.[1]
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Builder and Building Details
Prime Trust Heights is a residential project developed by Prime Sristi Housing Pvt Ltd. Trust height has two towers one is THE FAITH and second tower is called as THE BELIEF. It's a twin eleven storied apartment blocks situated on Kundrathur road near Porur junction. Tower "The Faith" has four apartments of 2 bhk and Tower the Belief" has 4 apts of 3bhk in each floor. Number of 2 bed room flats - 60 Number of 3 bed room flats - 26
Units were priced at 5250 per sq/ft.[2]
Collapse
After heavy rain on Saturday, June 28, an under-construction building at Moulivakkam, a suburb of Chennai collapsed at 5.30pm trapping many constructions workers under the debris.
Rescue Operations
Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue force along with National Disaster Response Force NDRF from Arakkonam base managed the rescue operations.
The final death toll was 61 people consisting constructions workers from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh and Gajapathi district of Orrisa.
Investigation
A single Judge investigation committee and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) were formed by Tamil Nadu government to investigate the cause of the disaster. The major reason for this disaster was due to the carelessness of the builders in Chennai. The chief engineer handling the construction accepted his mistake and was fined by the police
Aftermath
Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) currently scrutinizing construction violations of all new multi-story buildings in and around Chennai.
References
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- ↑ https://www.realtycompass.com/property-view-trust-heights-by-prime-sristi-housing-pvt-ltd-in-chennai-central
