As many as six nearby houses were damaged after a four-storeyed building in Chobdarpura area was razed using explosives. The building had tilted one-side by three inches due to weak pillar and the administration had declared the building a dangerous structure on the same day.
As soon as the information about tilting of the building had come to fore, the administration officials had reached the site and got the building vacated from five tenants. By the evening, explosive expert Sharad Sarvate was called and late in the night he had reached Bhopal from Indore.Sarvate was roped in and after carefully examining the building he planted the explosives late night on Wednesday. More than two dozen holes were made for planting the explosives and the building was razed at around 5 am.
Heavy police force was deployed at the time of demolition of the building. Twenty five members of Disaster Management Team were present at the time of the demolition. Before the demolition all the nearby roads were sealed and barricades were installed.District collector Nishant Warwade, BMC Commissioner Vishesh Garhpale and Superintendent of Police Bhopal (North) Arvind Saxena were present to monitor the demolition. The locals and neighbours were informed using Public Addressing System to remain alert and vigil. In the building 25 members of five families who were tenants of the building were evacuated. The families residing in the adjacent houses were also evacuated to avert any untoward action.
The building is built on around 600 sqft area and is situated near Kallo Bua Mosque. The building is owned by Munawar Khan alias Munne Painter. Ironically, the district administration has not announced any compensation to the owners of those buildings that got damaged in the action. Official sources claimed that the building permission obtained by the demolished building owner would be investigated.