The Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) has issued notices to owners of 21 dilapidated buildings in the route identified for immersion of lord Ganesha idols.
The RMC has asked the owners of the buildings to immediately repair or remove the dangerous structures which are part of of their houses.On the orders of RMC Commissioner Avaneesh Kumar Sharan, the officers of RMC’s City Investment Department had conducted inspections and identified risky structures on either side of the immersion route.
The officers had found 12 buildings in Zone-4 and nine buildings in Zone-7 in a dilapidated state. These houses were risky and notices were issued to the owners.
The RMC officials also pasted posters in public interest warning the devotees participating in immersion procession to maintain a distance from such houses. They officials have appealed people not to stay under these houses and the idols should be moved safely avoiding hitting any portion of such buildings.