Are Developers Following Building Codes?
Large building complexes like offices, housing apartments, malls, multiplexes, which have changed the urbanscape, do not have any mandatory inspections to ensure that building plans and fire safety norms are in place, says
Vivek Shukla
The avoidable tragedy at Carlton Towers in Bangalore on February 23 has once again highlighted the sheer apathy of agencies that look after the safety aspect of our buildings.
The investigation into the Carlton Towers tragedy has revealed that the magnitude of the tragedy could have been worse as the terrace was stocked with 1,000 liters of diesel. And before Carlton Towers, another shocking incident took place close to Bangalore on January 26, where a building under construction collapsed, killing 27 people – this too has brought into sharp focus several chinks and lacunae in safety norms followed in the building construction industry. Even as investigations are going on in both these cases, experts admit that violation of building plans is normal looking at the state of other buildings under construction.
Large building complexes like offices, housing apartments, malls, multiplexes, which have changed the urbanscape, do not have any mandatory inspections to ensure that the building
