Nearly a month after the Mahad building collapse, the Panvel Municipal Corporation has issued notices to 281 buildings for conducting a structural audit.
The civic body had conducted an inspection and found the buildings in a dilapidated condition. It had asked the residents to either vacate or conduct a structural audit and submit a report to the corporation. However, residents of some of the buildings have asked the corporation to provide them the proof of their buildings being dilapidated.
“The residents need to prove that their building is strong and for that they need to conduct an audit. But residents are responding by asking us to provide documents of proof. Of the 281 societies, around 12 have responded till now, and no one has yet conducted an audit and provided us the report,” Deputy Municipal Commissioner Vitthal Dake said.
The corporation had conducted the survey by…
