Building collapses on D.V.G. Road

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, SEPT. 22. A scooter and some furniture were damaged when an old building, housing a hotel, collapsed in Basavanagudi Police Station limits during early hours of Saturday following heavy rains.

The building located on Dr. D.V.Gundappa Road. which housed Hotel Chandra Bhavan, caved in around 1.45 a.m. Employees of the hotel, including a child, who were inside the building, ran to safety through the rear exit as the front portion started collapsing. No one was injured, police said.

However, a scooter parked on the footpath was damaged when it came under the debris. Basavanagudi police have registered a case.

The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) issued a notice to the building owner, Mr. Kodandapani, on December 12, 1987, asking him to dismantle the structure which was in a ``ruinous state and posing danger to the public safety and property''.

Despite the notice served by the BMP, Mr. Kodandapani had not got the building dismantled. The BMP had not taken necessary measures in this regard thereafter.

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