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Gurugram: Over the past few years, Gurugram has been dealing with some serious safety problems in certain residential buildings. Two big examples are Chintels Paradiso in Sector 109 and NBCC Green View in Sector 37D. Both these housing complexes have had major structural issues, which led to residents being moved out and demolition orders being issued.
Chintels Paradiso, finished back in 2011, has nine towers named A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and J. Apartments here were sold for anywhere between ₹75 lakh to ₹1 crore. The trouble started on February 10, 2022, when part of Tower D collapsed, sadly killing two people. This led to an urgent evacuation and a full check-up of all the towers.
The Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) took a close look at the buildings and found some worrying problems:
After this, the local authorities declared six of the towers—D, E, F, G, H, and J—unsafe and ordered their demolition under the National Disaster Management Act. The other three towers—A, B, and C—still had people living in them, but those buildings were also risky. The builder, Chintels India, has asked the government to speed things up to keep everyone safe. They have offered residents ₹40,000 to help with moving costs and hired Edifice Engineering, the same company that demolished the Supertech twin towers in Noida, to manage the demolition.
Residents are frustrated because this has been dragging on for almost three years. Many are still waiting to hear about rebuilding plans and are worried about compensation and how long it will take to get new homes. The residents’ group wants a full redevelopment plan that includes all nine towers and fair treatment for everyone involved.
NBCC Green View in Sector 37D has seven towers—A through G—with 784 apartments plus 139 homes for lower-income families. In 2021, IIT Bombay did a safety check and found all the towers unsafe. Later inspections showed things were getting worse, with balconies falling off and the overall structure looking unstable.
On August 9, 2024, balconies in Tower F started collapsing, with more damage reported in September. NBCC quickly asked the district administration for permission to carefully demolish Towers E, F, and G. The administration said yes but stressed that all safety rules must be followed during demolition.
Evacuations have caused a lot of disruption. Many residents are worried about getting fair compensation and where they will move next. NBCC has offered two options: rebuild your flat at ₹1,000 per square foot or take a settlement of ₹6,500 per square foot along with refunds on stamp duty and repair costs assessed by the government. Still, some people feel the compensation is too low and the rebuilding is too slow. Talks between the residents and NBCC are still going on.
