Court orders apartment takeover

The District Collector's Committee decided to begin taking over apartments in towers B and C of Chander Kunj Army apartment complex at Silver Sand Island, Vyttila, for demolition and reconstruction.

AWHO misses first deadline

On October five, twenty twenty-six, apartment owners and officials assembled at the clubhouse to hand over keys, but the Army Welfare Housing Organisation representatives failed to appear.

Handover process stalled

Owners were to provide keys and affidavits signed by the AWHO and countersigned by the tahsildar, affirming the organisation's undertaking to provide reconstructed apartments.

Owners left in the dark

George Antony, vice-president of the Chander Kunj Army Towers Apartment Owners Association, said they received no intimation from the AWHO about whether the takeover would proceed.

“We have received no intimation of any sort from the AWHO.”

Deadline slipping away

The District Collector's Committee had set a fortnight to complete the takeover process starting October five. A week has elapsed without the process beginning.

Owners demand legal action

With the AWHO continuing to delay, apartment owners have demanded the invocation of the Disaster Management Act to ensure compliance with the court order.

Next meeting scheduled

A sub-committee meeting chaired by the Fort Kochi Revenue Divisional Officer is scheduled for October twelve, twenty twenty-six, to finalise the demolition contract with Mumbai-based Edifice Engineering.