Gurugram town department orders repairs in upscale society

Town department officials reviewed the overall maintenance work in the colony and issued a detailed instruction to the builder. Officials noted regular falling of the outer layer of plaster at B and D blocks, absence of CCTV cameras in C block, regular breakdown of lifts in B and C blocks, lack of covered car parking space in C block, among others.

The district town planning department (DTP) on Thursday asked the Unitech Limited to repair all the balconies damaged in past one month at Uniworld Garden 2 on Sohna Road.

Residents had raised concerns after huge chunk of plasters fell off several balconies on August 2. (HT Photo)

The department officials reviewed the overall maintenance work in the colony and issued a detailed instruction to the builder. The officials noted regular falling of the outer layer of plaster at B and D Block, absence of CCTV cameras in C Block, regular breakdown of lifts in B and C Blocks, lack of covered car parking space in C Block and others.

District town planner (DTP) Gurugram RS Bhatth said, “I have asked the developer to submit by Monday the cost to be incurred on the maintenance of the colony and a deadline for the completion of the work. The meeting was called to address complaints of the residents.”

The residents of Uniworld Garden had raised concerns after huge chunk of plasters fall off several balconies on August 2.

Sandeep Roy, a senior executive of Unitech, who attended the meeting, said, “We are not authorised to speak to the media. I will not say anything in this regard.”

Unitech Limited offered possessions of apartments at Uniworld Garden 2 in 2016. There are 16 towers with 14 floors each. The project was launched in 2009.

Joginder Singh, president of RWA, said, “We hope the developer will follow instructions by the DTP officials. We are shocked to see plaster coming off the newly constructed building. The towers need a fresh layer of plaster.”

Uniworld Garden is plush residential complex in Sector 47, nearly 2.5 km from Rajiv Chowk on Delhi-Gurugram expressway.