Bengaluru: Two buildings bordered with each other dim on Wednesday after the foundation gave up in heavy rain on Tuesday night at the Colony NGO in Kamalanagar, outside Basaveshwaragar.
There were no casualties when the population was evacuated in time.
Around 9:30 p.m.
on Tuesday, the retaining wall to the back of the building gave up and the foundation they fell.
When the building trembled, the six families lived there rushed out, grabs whatever items they have.
And in a few seconds, the ground floor gave up in taking bed, TV, and fridge with him.
The two buildings were built on two 15-ft plots with 40-ft, carved from 30 feet sites with 40 feet.
One building has land plus three floors and the other, land plus one floor.
Together, they have six housing units.
Dhanalakshmi G, a resident of one of the buildings and tailors, said he would return from work when her husband called to tell him that their house collapsed.
“Heavy rain, and empty sites behind our building are full of water.
The land under our building slowly was swept away.
The ground floor sank and it was scary.
We were worried about our homes and things,” Lakshmi said.
K Gopalaiiah, Excise Minister and MLA from the Layout of Mahakshmi, Commissioner of the BBMP Gaurav Gupta and Commissioner Zonal Basavaraju, among others visiting the place around 10pm on Tuesday to oversee operations.
“The residents were transferred to shelter at the nearby BBMP school.
The buildings were more than 20 years old and structurally unsafe.
During the recent survey to identify unsafe structures in the city, we have provided notifications to building owners But they pay.
Do not heed our warnings, “said Basavaraju.” We have warned the owners and residents to empty the building because they are not safe, but they do not take it seriously, “said a Senior BBMP engineer.
The buildings are registered in the name of Rajeshwari and Kavya.
Both are not available in place.
Around 9:30 a.m.
on Wednesday, the demolition team arrived at the place with the police, national disaster response troops, and fire officials and emergency services and began to attract buildings using earthmoving machines.
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“We clean the area within 100 meters of the building and make everyone empty their homes to prevent accidents during demolition,” said the engineer.
At 1:15 a.m., the two buildings were destroyed into land.
“The police are looking for owners who are responsible for this tragedy.
All support will be given to the population moved,” Excise Minister Gopalaiiah said.
In another incident, the roof and wall of a 90-year-old mangalore-tile building in Nagarathpet collapsed partially.
The building was not inhabited.