Survey for revamp of housing scheme in Gzb ends in May

The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) last week began a survey to determine the ownership status of flats in the Tulsi Niketan housing scheme, which is proposed for redevelopment due to the dilapidated condition of the buildings.

- Peeyush Khandelwal

GHAZIABAD: Officials said the survey is likely to be completed by the end of May. The bad condition of the buildings came into the limelight on Wednesday when a five-year-old boy and his 25-year-old uncle were crushed to death by debris from a crumbling balcony.

On Wednesday, Vansh alias Laddu and his uncle Akash Kumar, were standing outside a shop on the ground floor at 8.30pm when a portion of the balcony of the flat above the shop collapsed. The two were declared dead at a hospital. The flat owner, Sabina Khan, had allegedly constructed a bathroom in her balcony, and leakage from it likely weakened the structure, leading to the collapse. Khan has been booked for causing death by negligence.