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 tipped into a neighbouring structure. According to experts, unchecked ...
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Kolkata: Tilted Buildings, Crumbling Law, Endangered City
Rampant illegal construction, flouting of building norms without checking the bearing capacity of the city’s soil, needs to ...
Six firms apply to straighten tilted buildings in Kolkata
Kolkata: At least six engineering firms have applied for enlistment with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) buildings ...
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Fire at residential building near Kolkata, man dies
A 48-year-old man was killed when a fire broke out in a residential building in West Bengal’s Salt Lake area, the satellite township on the eastern fringes of Kolkata, officials said on Tuesday. 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 ...