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| Uncertainty prevails in Assembly complex, rains give fillip to apprehensions | | Experts to assess ‘unsafe’ status, opinion awaited | | early times report
Jammu, Dec 13: Uncertainty prevailed for second day with regard to status of the Assembly Secretariat complex parts of which suffered damage on Tuesday due to excavation and erosion of soil from beneath due to heavy construction work on the new project. While heavy rains that lashed Jammu this evening deepened the apprehensions of possible further damage to historic building , the team of experts from Delhi which was expected to arrive today to assess the position on technical grounds and judge it from safety point of view, could not make it for unspecified reason. The team of expert consultants are now expected to reach Jammu today for on spot assessment following which decision would be taken on shifting of the entire Secretariat to some alternative place.
Even as the weather remained inclement throughout the day , it was the heavy shower in the evening that intensified the worries and apprehensions of the officials about possibility of the cracks and crevices in the building deepening which could result in collapse of portions of the building, as has been indicated by engineers and technical people , though unofficially." We are keeping our fingers crossed that rains should not continue for longer duration for this would prompt the move for shifting of the Secretariat…", said a senior official. The Secretariat has otherwise to be shifted particularly for ensuing Budget session of Legislature but we still have sufficient time for this step….", he said adding that it is not a easy job to shift over 50 year old. Assembly complex from existing premises. Even if it is necessitated or mandated to be done after experts' opinion, shifting has to be done in a systematic manner, he explained.
The team of experts who are actually consultants higher by JKPC for designed and architecture of new Assembly Complex construction shall. Some their opinion tomorrow after accession factor on ground "We are in fact awaiting suggestion of experts as it will determine whether entire building's safe or not" said official. Even though the Chamber of Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Secretary of the Assembly are safe and no damage is inflicted outwardly but if the building is declared unsafe these offices would also be shifted soon to other places. In the meanwhile the entire complex was videographed today and this would be also to sent to experts outside to seek their opinion on its safety status. The government, it is learnt is also on job of exploring options for alternative place where the complex would be shifted. |
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