Two shops located on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway near Baltana in Zirakpur collapsed due to digging of a hotel’s basement on an adjoining plot on Wednesday. No one was injured, though panic spread in the area.
One of the shop owners, Anil Suri, who sells tiles, said his goods got buried under the debris. The other shop is owned by an Ambala resident.
Police and municipal council officials rushed to the spot and took stock of the situation.
Zirakpur municipal council’s executive officer Girish Verma said the incident will be thoroughly investigated, and action will be taken accordingly. However, the contractor said the work for hotel construction was going on as per the approved plan.
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