Residents feel vindicated as CM calls for demolition of P&T apartments

…and standards in construction, the Chief Minister referred to the P&T Apartment Complex, which, he said, would now have to be demolished and the homeless inhabitants relocated to rented accommodation in the interim. “ If someone uses the washroom on the top floor, people below come to know about it because of the leakage. The estimate prepared for the rectification exceeded the original construction cost. We will have to demolish it now. Who is accountable for the construction, costing crores, built under the LIFE Mission? Mr. Satheesan asked. He added that a meeting on the issue would be held shortly. The protesting families were elated at the Chief Minister’s statement. “The statement has validated the issue we have been raising since…

…the construction, costing crores, built under the LIFE Mission? Mr. Satheesan asked. He added that a meeting on the issue would be held shortly. The protesting families were elated at the Chief Minister’s statement. “ The statement has validated the issue we have been raising since we moved here in January 2024. The new government has opened its eyes and ears to the plight of the poor and ensured that there is no separate justice for the poor and the rich. We are grateful to Kochi MLA Mohammed Shiyas for raising this matter before the government ,” said Abhilash P. Parameswaran, president of the P&T Apartment Owners Association. The association, however, said that the protest would continue until the government made good on its promise. Mr. Parameswaran…