The curious case of Kolkata’s tilted buildings — ‘if there’s space for two to stand, they’ll make a building’
The case of the tilted buildings first came to light on January 11, when one such structure in South Kolkata’s Bagha Jatin ...
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Building collapse scare grips Kolkata
The proverbial "joy" is steadily fading away from the faces of lower and middle-class families living in and around the City of Joy as reports of tilting low-budget high-rises continue to trickle in ...
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In pictures: Students from Techno India University explore old buildings in north Kolkata
My Kolkata was there as Iftekhar Ahsan guided a batch of budding architects on how decrepit architecture in the city could be restored Priyam Marik Published 16.05.22, 02:50 PM ...
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DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS IN KOLKATA
Borough executive engineers were asked to take stock of the condition of the insecure buildings following the partial collapse of five unsafe houses across the city in the past six days. Though the ...
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'Leaning buildings in Kolkata, other Indian cities may collapse if major earthquake hits city'
Professor Debasish Bandyopadhyay from Jadavpur University warns that several Kolkata buildings, particularly leaning ones, may collapse in a major earthquake due to soft soil and non-compliance ...
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15-year-old Kolkata building ‘amnesty’ returns to haunt ‘colony’ belt
A 15-year-old leeway by KMC allowing unsanctioned three-storey buildings has led to widespread illegal constructions in south Kolkata. Thousands of buildings, especially in the Tollygunge-Jadavpur ...