29 buildings to be demolished The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has identified 29 buildings, which have been damaged beyond repair and have to be pulled down. In the AUDA areas though buildings have been badly damaged and surveys are on, no such decision has been taken as yet. A list of 131 unsafe buildings — from both AUDA and AMC areas has also been sent to the State Government Deputy Municipal Commissioner Vinay Vyasa said on Wednesday that hydra crackers, bulldozers, silent explosives, telescopic cranes crushers will be used to pull down the 29 structures. He added that applications and surveys are still continuing, and number of buildings that will have to be demolished is likely to increase. The AMC has decided to "temporarily" discontinue the system of using silent explosives to pull down buildings. The AMC and Army used them to bring down 15th August Avenue and Amardeep Flats, but residents of the areas, who are already panicky, opposed this technique as it sent ripples through the area. Teams of structural engineers and experts from AUDA, CEPT and L D Engineering College today visited a large number of buildings, photographing and videographing them. Speaking about the other structures, Vyas said they will be strengthened constructing "sheer walls," reinforcement columns and other supporting structures. Meanwhile, a team of five structural engineers from the Netherlands is expected to arrive soon in the city to inspect buildings, Mayor Himmatsinh Patel said.

Structures to be pulled down

WEST ZONE  National Flats (A Block), Paldi  Siddh Sheela Flats, Block G, Barrage Road, Vasna  Sharanam Flats, Shreyas Society, Vasna.  Vrindavan Vihar, Vasna  Shraddha Flats, Vasna  Arihant, Jivraj Mehta Hospital Road  Chitvan Flat, Shrada Mandir Road, Paldi  Shreefal Apartment, Near Vikas Gruh, Paldi  Shitalbaug Apartment, beside Old Sharda Mandir Crossing, Paldi  Apollo Apartment, Paldi  Saheli Flats, Pritamnagar, Paldi  Chinai Baug Apartment. Behind Law College, Panchvati  Parth Apartment, Gulbal Tekra  Om Apartment, Azad Society, Ambawadi  Nayan Flats, Ambawadi  Padmashree Apartment, University Road  Vlshram Flats, Navrangpur  Rutwik Apartment, Opposite St. Xaviers School, Naranpura  Rajvi Apartment, Naranpura  Urmi Flats, Ramnagar  Shivalaya Flats, Near Sardar Patel Colony SOUTH ZONE  Siddhi Sheets Apartment, Opposite Cadila, Ghodasar  Hill Park Apartmenmt (F Park), Kankaria  Hill Park Apartment (G Park), Kankaria  Pujal Apartment, Maninagar  Shyam Apartment, Near Uttamnagar Garden  Modern Apartment, Bhairavnath Road, Maninagar  Ankur Apartment, Opposite Isanpur Police Chowky  Divyalaya, Near Uttamnagar Garden