Portion of concrete ceiling of Tower C at Chander Kunj flats collapses

A big chunk of concrete from the roof, together with the false ceiling within the ground-floor foyer of Tower C at Chander Kunj Army Apartments in Vyttila collapsed with a thud within the early hours of Saturday (October 25, 2025) additional underscoring the hazard posed by the unsafe construction.

Towers B and C of the house complicated are scheduled for demolition and reconstruction following an order by the Kerala High Court. All 208 house homeowners, besides Ciby George, who resides on the primary flooring of Tower C, have vacated the premises after receiving advance lease funds from the Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO). Mr. George has chosen to stay, citing non-receipt of the cost.

“We heard a loud noise, doubtless within the early hours of Saturday. The roof collapsed within the frequent space of the foyer and will have proved deadly had anybody been beneath. It solely reaffirms how unsafe the construction is,” stated Mr. George.

AWHO had credited six months’ advance lease—₹2.97 crore, calculated at ₹30,000 per thirty days for Tower B homeowners and ₹35,000 per thirty days for Tower C homeowners—into an escrow account, as directed by the High Court, after which the homeowners moved out. The house homeowners had refused to vacate till AWHO paid the advance lease, which had delayed the unique evacuation deadline of August 31.

District Disaster Management Authorities confirmed that they had been conscious of the incident and urged the lone occupant to vacate the house instantly on security grounds. A contemporary discover can be issued to him.

Reportedly, Mr. George is the one resident but to obtain cost, whereas just a few others, who had been both not residing within the flats or had rented them out, additionally stay unpaid. Mr. George alleged that he had been singled out for being outspoken and highlighting the deteriorating situation of the towers.

At a district committee assembly chaired by District Collector G. Priyanka on October 14, AWHO was directed to launch Mr. George’s lease immediately, adopted by an official discover. Reportedly, AWHO authorities acknowledged that his cost, together with these of some others, is at present below course of.

While Tower A is taken into account structurally sound, its proximity to the unsafe Towers B and C poses a danger to its residents. Shared frequent areas close to the opposite two towers are nonetheless in use, whereas the kids’s park is adjoining to Tower C, and residents proceed to take morning and night walks across the crumbling towers.