On June 28, 2014, an 11
story (actual planning 12 story)
under-construction building at Moulivakkam in the suburb of Chennai,
Tamil Nadu collapsed, killing 61 people, mostly construction workers.
After heavy rain on
Saturday, June 28, an under-construction building at Moulivakkam, a suburb of
Chennai collapsed at 5.30 pm 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 & around Chennai.
Src: Wikipedia.org
Reasons For Under-construction
Building Collapsed.
After an examination, an expert team from the
Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association (CREDAI) says there were
major flaws in the 11-floor under-construction building that collapsed. On June
, 28 2014, killing more than 60 people.
In fact, they call it a structural engineering disaster. The key failures they say are use of weak load-bearing beams & columns, and use of sub-standard construction material, all of which they say compromised on safety.
The team included experts from IIT Madras & present and former professors from the Anna University as well.
Dr. R Kumar, Chairman, CREDAI Tamilnadu told NDTV, "It's a pancake collapse, When the slabs fall one over another. The columns have fallen flat. They have failed in both the regions - the top and bottom - which means it's a complete structural failure."
The collapsed building is just about 500 metres
away from the Porur lake outside Chennai. Investigators are also looked for
irregularities in the project's soil testing, whether the soil in the area is
strong enough to bear this kind of load.In fact, they call it a structural engineering disaster. The key failures they say are use of weak load-bearing beams & columns, and use of sub-standard construction material, all of which they say compromised on safety.
The team included experts from IIT Madras & present and former professors from the Anna University as well.
Dr. R Kumar, Chairman, CREDAI Tamilnadu told NDTV, "It's a pancake collapse, When the slabs fall one over another. The columns have fallen flat. They have failed in both the regions - the top and bottom - which means it's a complete structural failure."
Till a few decades ago this site used to be part of a huge wetland, a catchment area for the Porur Lake.
The police suspect the soil condition wasn't favorable for a high rise. While six people including the promoters are behind bars for criminal negligence, the builders deny all charges. They claim the building collapsed because it was struck by lightning.
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