SDMC issues notice to 30 buildings to ensure seismic stability

NEW DELHI: The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) served notices to authorities of 30 schools, housing societies and institutions to submit auxiliary review reports in order to verify their seismic soundness. The notices were sent out on Saturday, July 4, a day after a 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit the Delhi-NCR region.  Earlier, SDMC issued notices to authorities of 77 buildings for the same purpose.

SDMC official said that they have been conducting a survey to identify high-rise buildings and structures under its jurisdiction to examine their seismic stability. The Corporation is also urging Resident Welfare Associations and housing societies to approach it for proper consultation. He added they have issued notice to 30 more residential group housing societies, educational institutions, and schools to submit a structure audit report within a span of 30 days to ensure seismic stability of the buildings and also mentioned that building owners are responding to the notices and have started approaching SDMC. The civic body has also identified 27 municipal buildings for a structural audit and has started engaging structural consultants for retrofitting work.

Prior to this, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation had said on June 20 that authorities of 22 schools and 44 residential group housing societies were issued notices to submit structural audit reports. Seeking to ensure seismic stability of high-rise buildings, the NDMC too has started identifying such structures and has issued 115 notices to many groups and institutions for structural audit reports.