Overview
- A projecting section of a second-floor balcony in Tower E of Imperia Esfera Phase-2 gave way on Thursday and the family inside escaped unhurt.
- Police and local administration cordoned off the site, carried out a preliminary inspection and opened a formal investigation into the cause of the collapse.
- The Residents’ Welfare Association said it had repeatedly flagged construction and maintenance defects to the developer and maintenance agency and has demanded independent third-party audits of every tower.
- Media reports and the developer linked heavy rain to water ingress at an area undergoing repairs, and social-media photos showed chunks of concrete and reinforcement material scattered below.
- Residents plan to press the district administration and regulatory bodies for accountability and experts urged routine structural audits of ageing and occupied high-rises to prevent further failures.