GHMC begins demolishing tilted building in Hyderabad’s Siddiquinagar

Officials have decided to raze the building as it poses a threat to residents of surrounding houses

Hyderabad: The GHMC officials started the demolition of the four-storey building that tilted at Siddiquinagar on Tuesday evening.

The officials hired a contractor for the purpose and used the long breaker hydraulic crane. The demolition of the building constructed on 70 square yards will be completed in two days.

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On Tuesday evening, the building, all of a sudden, tiled, creating a scare among the residents of the area. One of the occupants, Iqbal, jumped from the building out of fear and suffered injuries. He was rushed to a hospital for treatment.

The house owner, Laxman, said a property owner had excavated the earth in an adjacent plot for constructing a cellar, due to which the foundation of his building got disturbed and the structure tilted.

The officials decided to demolish the building as it poses a threat to the residents of the surrounding houses.

Police have cordoned off the area to prevent any untoward incident and crowding by onlookers.