Hyderabad: Another alleged unauthorised building in Anjaiah Nagar, Gachibowli, was demolished on Sunday, August 23, a day after a seven-storey illegal building came crashing down in the area.
Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) and Cyberabad Municipal Corporation have undertaken a joint operation to demolish the building after it was badly damaged the previous day and posed a risk of collapsing, HYDRAA said.
Officials brought a heavy-duty excavator, popularly referred to as a ‘Bahubali’ machine, to the locality to bring down the six-storey structure. Demolition work was undertaken amid heightened scrutiny in the area.
Residents of Sterling Whitefield Apartments were evacuated due to the possibility of an accident during the demolition.
Building collapse in Anjaiah Nagar
The move comes a day after an unauthorised seven-storey under-construction building collapsed in Anjaiah Nagar, killing two migrant workers and injuring others. The structure, reportedly built without the required municipal permission and in violation of prescribed setbacks, also damaged Jayadarsini Apartment C Block.
HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath inspected the site and announced that officials would identify other unauthorised structures in the locality and initiate enforcement action, including demolition wherever violations were established.
Inspections intensified
The authorities have now intensified inspections in Anjaiah Nagar, particularly of buildings suspected to have been constructed without approvals or in violation of building regulations. The latest demolition is being viewed as part of the enforcement drive launched following the fatal building collapse.
Meanwhile, the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation has suspended a town planning building officer in connection with the collapse and ordered a comprehensive inspection of unauthorised constructions across its limits.
