Roof of Delhi CM's chamber at his residence collapses, structural safety of 80-year-old bungalow being reviewed
NEW DELHI: A major mishap was averted at Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence in the Civil Lines area after the roof of his chamber collapsed due to heavy rain last week but fortunately, no one was hurt.
While the roof was being repaired, the roof of the adjacent toilet collapsed too. The structural safety of the nearly 80-year-old building is now being reviewed and assessed.
“Till recently, the CM’s chamber was like a 'war room' where important meetings were held. It is sheer luck that not a single person was present in the chamber, which usually remains abuzz with activity when the mishap occurred," a government source said.
"A portion of the CM’s residence has been converted into his office and the roof that collapsed is that of the personal chamber of the CM," he adeed.
"The repair work of the roof was immediately started and within two days of this incident, the roof of the toilet adjacent to the chamber collapsed too even as repair work was going on in the chamber. When the repair work for the toilet’s roof was started, some bricks of the toilet wall also came loose and that had to be taken care of too," he said. "The building that is now the CM’s residence was built in 1942 and some portion or other of the building is under repair throughout the year," the source said.
The capital witnessed heavy rainfall last week and there are apprehensions that other areas of the residence might also have been affected, bringing in question the safety of the building located on 6, Flagstaff Marg.
"In view of these incidents after the rain, the structural safety of the building is being reviewed primarily by officials of the Public Works Department (PWD). A decision regarding the residence will be taken once the officials submit their assessment report," he said.
The residence has four bedrooms and an office and Kejriwal has been living here since March 2015. The previous occupant of the house was deputy speaker Amrish Singh Gautam and before him, speaker Prem Singh. Before Civil Lines, the Delhi CM was staying at a house in Tilak Lane and waited for his son’s examination to get over before moving in.
While the roof was being repaired, the roof of the adjacent toilet collapsed too. The structural safety of the nearly 80-year-old building is now being reviewed and assessed.
“Till recently, the CM’s chamber was like a 'war room' where important meetings were held. It is sheer luck that not a single person was present in the chamber, which usually remains abuzz with activity when the mishap occurred," a government source said.
"A portion of the CM’s residence has been converted into his office and the roof that collapsed is that of the personal chamber of the CM," he adeed.
"The repair work of the roof was immediately started and within two days of this incident, the roof of the toilet adjacent to the chamber collapsed too even as repair work was going on in the chamber. When the repair work for the toilet’s roof was started, some bricks of the toilet wall also came loose and that had to be taken care of too," he said. "The building that is now the CM’s residence was built in 1942 and some portion or other of the building is under repair throughout the year," the source said.
The capital witnessed heavy rainfall last week and there are apprehensions that other areas of the residence might also have been affected, bringing in question the safety of the building located on 6, Flagstaff Marg.
"In view of these incidents after the rain, the structural safety of the building is being reviewed primarily by officials of the Public Works Department (PWD). A decision regarding the residence will be taken once the officials submit their assessment report," he said.
The residence has four bedrooms and an office and Kejriwal has been living here since March 2015. The previous occupant of the house was deputy speaker Amrish Singh Gautam and before him, speaker Prem Singh. Before Civil Lines, the Delhi CM was staying at a house in Tilak Lane and waited for his son’s examination to get over before moving in.
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