In flat number A 12 at the State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) employees quarters at Kavundampalayam, portions of the concrete from the kitchen roof fell two days ago.
However, none were hurt as the occupants were away, said an allottee.
With the drain pipes damaged due to lack of maintenance, waste water seeps into the rear walls of the two-room houses.
In the two block quarters, which houses 36 residential units and is located just behind the SETC Kavundampalayam depot, the parapet walls of the balconies on the rear side of most of the flats have collapsed and portion of the concrete of the roof of the second floor is falling apart in many houses.
Lack of maintenance, poor building condition, and open drains pose risks to the residents at the quarters.
Though the district administration and Coimbatore Corporation are on an intensive awareness and enforcement drive to prevent dengue, the open drain line with stagnant sewage remains unnoticed even by the local officials.
This poses serious health risks to people, lament the residents.
With absence of an underground drainage system or even septic tanks, the entire waste water (including toilets) from these houses are let into the open drain. The overflowing drain from some of the neighbouring private properties are also let into open drainage channels of the quarters, claims a resident.
No facilities
The condition of most of the apartment units in the quarters has deteriorated significantly over the years. The quarters, which was built for the employees of the SETC almost five decades ago, has no proper road, street light or water facility, says another resident. The last maintenance work was taken up nearly seven years ago and that too at a minimal level.
Majority of the occupants of the quarters are drivers, conductors of SETC and a few allottees are from Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC). They pay a rent to the SETC.
Inspection
Immediately after the roof collapse of the workshop of the TNSTC depot in Nagapattinam last month, the government ordered the officials to take stock of the stability of government buildings across the State. Following this, General Manager (Technical) of the SETC from Chennai had inspected the buildings and other facilities in the quarters and would submit his report to the government, said Subramaniam, Kavundampalayam Branch Manager of SETC.
Based on the directions of the government, measures would be taken to improve the amenities in the quarters, Mr. Subramaniam added.
