The District Town Planner (Enforcement) has issued a notice directing Chintels India Pvt Ltd to vacate Towers E and F of Chintels Paradiso Society at Sector 109 Gurgaon after the towers were declared unsafe for residents, following a structural safety audit report.
A report by IIT – Delhi, released by the district administration on February 14, 2023, said that due to rapid corrosion of reinforcement owing to the presence of chlorides, the structure is not safe for habitation.
The district administration said in view of the dilapidated condition of these towers, if any untoward incident happens, the builder will be held responsible. “There is rapid and widespread corrosion of reinforcement almost throughout the structure. This corrosion is due to chlorides that were mixed into the concrete at the time of its production. The need to frequent repair in the structures, as has been reported by the residents, also appears to have been caused by the corrosion of steel reinforcement due to the presence of these chlorides,”, the notice read.
As per the notice, the poor quality of concrete has played a role in the rapid deterioration of the structure. Owing to the high chloride content in the concrete almost throughout the structure, a repair of the structures for safe usage is not technically and economically feasible.
Note that, in November 2022, Gurgaon administration ordered demolition of tower D of Chintels Paradiso condominium, after six flats in the tower collapsed on February 10, 2022.
