Shimla: Eight-story building collapsed in the Goda Chowki (Kachi Ghati) area in the Shimla Himachal Pradesh district on Thursday night.
Fortunately there is no loss loss or injury reported as the administration has emptied the building and the surrounding area in advance.
The probe was ordered by the government to see the incident.
According to sources, the administration has stated that the building is not safe and has emptied it.
After the incident of several other buildings around it had been emptied because they had developed cracks.
Officials said that about two weeks ago, landslides had made the building unsafe because they had developed cracks and retaining walls were also founded by the owner to save the building but fresh cracks were developed on Wednesday.
They said that on Thursday afternoon the building was emptied along with other buildings around it.
The Minister of Development Urban Suresh Bhardwah visited the place to take stock situations and assess losses.
He has directed the district administration to provide immediate assistance to the affected family and is also directed to start an investigation to see the reasons that cause the collapse of the multi-floor building.
The source said that a vertical multi-storey building on a steep slope and sliding slopes because the green cover that lost quickly has made the city of Shimla vulnerable to natural disasters.
The 14 main areas of Shimla are located on the slope of an average of 35 to 70 degrees with a peak population density of 2,000 to 3,000 per hectare.
The majority of the regions in the planning area of Shimla with large construction of buildings on the slopes without holding on the provisions of seismic building codes and earthquake resistance steps, are susceptible to hazards.
Locations like a cemetery, Sanjuli, Jiunu Colony, Chakkar, Katchi Ghati and Bharari are lower vulnerable to big accidents during the earthquake where the effects of the collapse of the building are below.
Eight-story building collapsed at Shimla
