Mah CM orders third-party audit of unsafe buildings
   Date :31-May-2023

Mah CM  
 
 
 
MUMBAI, 
MAHARASHTRA CM Eknath Shinde on Monday directed all civic bodies in the State to conduct third-party structural audits of dangerous buildings by good engineering institutes instead of relying upon the audit reports obtained by housing societies. The proactive move will prevent the loss of life, Shinde said at the Sahyadri Guest House here during a meeting on monsoon preparedness of all agencies in the State.
Shinde gave the directive on the structural audit when he was informed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) that it had shifted tenants from 27 of the 226 buildings that were declared unsafe. The CM said that the civic bodies should also take care of displaced families’ accommodation so that they agree to evacuate their dilapidated buildings, said the State Government in a release.
Representatives from the Coast Guard, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indian Railways and other bodies made presentations on their monsoon preparedness. Officials from the Army, Navy and Air Force also attended the meeting. As per the release, 18 teams of NDRF, seven of SDRF (State Disaster Response Force), 10 of Navy, and six of Coast Guard are ready and all of them have lifeboats and required equipment. The Indian Air Force has kept two of its helicopters ready to tackle any disaster during the monsoon. A one-time loss of property is recoverable, but life cannot,” Shinde said asking the agencies to take utmost care to avoid loss of life due to any calamity during the ensuing monsoon season.