Archive · 25 May 2025
Kochi Apartment: Families Evacuated After Pillar Suffers Damage
Families in an apartment building in Kochi had to leave their homes because a pillar was damaged.
The pillar's damage revealed the steel bars inside, making it unsafe.
City officials stopped construction happening nearby because it didn't have permission.
Experts believe the issue can be fixed within a few months.
It might require adding supports to hold the building up, and the owners are figuring out how to pay for the repairs.
24 families were evacuated from an apartment complex in Kochi.
An L-section pillar on the ground floor was damaged, exposing steel.
Kochi Corporation issued a stop memo to construction near the damaged structure.
Experts suggest the problem may be rectified in 2-3 months.
Additional piles might be needed to support the 17-year-old building.
- Who
- 24 families residing in the apartment complex.
- What
- Families were evacuated from an apartment complex due to a damaged pillar.
- When
- Evacuation occurred on or before May 25, 2025.
- Where
- Panampilly Nagar, Kochi
- Why
- Due to extensive damage to a pillar, exposing steel rods.
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Accountability and Responsibility
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Yacub Mohan George believes the builder, contractors, and officials should be held accountable for not following proper building codes and suggests implementing an expert committee's report.
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Sreenivasan Krishnan and other owners are concerned with getting the damage repaired, and are seeking to rectify the structural issues.
- Families Evacuated
- 24
- Location
- Panampilly Nagar, Kochi
- Apartment Block
- RDS Avenue-1, A Block
- Cause of Evacuation
- Damaged pillar exposing steel rods
- Actions Taken
- Stop memo issued to nearby construction
