Team Herald
VASCO: Another portion of the balcony slab on the third floor of Pushpanjali building in Vasco city collapsed again on Sunday morning. This is the second incident in the same building in last two days.
The incident occured in the morning when a portion of the balcony slab came down crashing on the busy road luckily, no one was present under or near the site.
When contacted, MMC Chief Officer Deepali Naik, said most of the occupants in the building have already vacated their flats while few people are still occupying their rooms. The building has been identified as unsafe.
She said that MMC has already served eviction notice after the first incident was reported two days back and she would again send Municipal staff to ensure strict compliance of eviction order.
“We have asked the residents to vacate their flats and shops immediately, however, some people are still occupying their flats and hence MMC would take a decision on next course of action to evict the remaining residents as the building is unsafe and has to be demolished on a priority basis,” she told.
On Friday, Vasco MLA Carlos Almeida said that all unsafe buildings identified by MMC under its jurisdiction should be demolished or strengthened.
He had said that he had issued directions to the Municipal Council to immediately issue notice for the closure of this building. He had also asked the MMC to request the Goa Engineering College to send their students team to conduct a structural stability test for all such unsafe buildings in Vasco.
and if required issue notice for closure of such buildings if occupants are not ready for maintenance work.
Meanwhile it is pertinent to note here the MMC has a list which shows that there are around 38 buildings including those owned by MMC. Government owned buildings are reportedly unsafe but people live in them at personal risk.
