Under-construction building to be demolished before Sept 30:

More than two years after an 11-storey under-construction building collapsed near here killing 61 workers, the second block of the project would be demolished before the month end, authorities today informed the Madras High Court.
The counsel for the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) made the submission before the bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice R Mahadevan during hearing on a PIL filed by DMK treasurer M K Stalin seeking a CBI probe into the June 28, 2014 collapse of the first phase of the multi-storey building and also the demolition of the second phase of the project.

Stalin expressed doubt about the safety of the second phase of the 11-storey building near the collapsed building in the suburban Moulivakkam.
Compensation for the people who had booked flats in the collapsed building have not paid compensation till date, the court was told.
The Supreme Court had in May upheld the Kancheepuram Collector's order to demolish the 11-storey structure.
The developers, the district administration and the CMDA are working on "safe" demolition of the building and to recover the cost from the developer, the counsel for the CMDA informed the court and gave the assurance that the building will be demolished by September 30.

The bench accepted the submission and adjourned the case to November 4for further hearing.