MUMBAI: An interim report on the Wadala wall-collapse incident, submitted in the Bombay High Court today by a team of experts from IIT-Bombay, said the soil in the area was mainly construction debris that allowed water ingress and hence, would be prone to such incidents in the future too. A division bench of justices A S Oka and Riyaz Chagla had, earlier this month, asked the IIT to form a team of experts to inspect the site of the incident and suggest interim as well as permanent remedial measures. The court was hearing a petition filed by the Dosti Blossom Co-operative Housing Society, challenging the permissions granted to Dosti Realty for constructing multi-storeyed buildings in the residential complex.
The counsel of the society, Atul Damle, argued that the construction work was causing damage to the existing buildings. Referring to the incident of wall collapse last month, Damle sought a direction to the realty firm not to carry out any further construction. The IIT team submitted an interim report on the issue today, in which it said it had inspected the area and suggested certain steps to be undertaken immediately.