Politics · India · 2 hrs ago
Takeover of Kochi apartment towers remains uncertain despite ultimatum
The takeover of towers B and C at the Chander Kunj Army apartment complex in Vyttila, Kochi, remains uncertain.
The Kerala High Court directed the formation of a district committee to oversee the apartments’ demolition and reconstruction.
The committee set October 5 for the start of the handover, but the Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO) did not attend that day.
Owners are expected to hand over their keys with an affidavit confirming AWHO’s undertaking to provide rebuilt apartments, after which the organisation must transfer the apartments to the district administration for demolition.
The District Collector then told AWHO to begin the process by October 12, but owners said they had received no notice from the organisation.
The committee had planned to finish the handover within two weeks, and owners have called for the Disaster Management Act to be used to ensure compliance.
A sub-committee meeting is scheduled for October 12 to discuss the demolition contract and the appointment of a project management consultant.
The takeover of apartments in towers B and C of Kochi’s Chander Kunj Army Apartment Complex remained uncertain on October 12, 2026.
The district administration had told the Army Welfare Housing Organisation to begin the handover process that day, but owners said they had received no notice from the organisation.
Apartment owners were to hand over their keys and signed affidavits before the apartments were transferred to the district administration for demolition.
The takeover was part of plans to demolish and reconstruct the apartments, with the AWHO undertaking to provide replacement homes.
Owners called for the Disaster Management Act to be invoked to ensure the AWHO complied.
- Who
- The Army Welfare Housing Organisation and owners of apartments in towers B and C of the Chander Kunj complex.
- What
- The planned takeover of apartments for demolition and reconstruction remained uncertain.
- When
- October 12, 2026, the date set for the takeover process to begin.
- Where
- Chander Kunj Army Apartment Complex, Silver Sand Island, Vyttila, Kochi.
- Why
- The apartments were to be demolished and reconstructed, with the AWHO undertaking to provide replacement apartments.
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We have received no intimation of any sort from the AWHO.
The District Collector’s Committee’s original deadline to begin the apartment handover process passed without the AWHO representatives appearing.
The district administration’s new deadline arrived, but uncertainty remained over whether the takeover would begin.
A sub-committee meeting was scheduled to discuss the demolition contract and revise the request for proposals for a project management consultant.
- Apartments
- Towers B and C
- Complex location
- Silver Sand Island, Vyttila, Kochi
- Organisation
- Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO)
- Demolition contractor
- Edifice Engineering, based in Mumbai
- Original handover date
- October 5, 2026
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