Greater Bengaluru Authority directs builders to engage registered structural engineers
The Greater Bengaluru Authority has mandated that all building construction must be overseen by registered structural engineers to ensure accountability. This move follows concerns over structural defects and unauthorized deviations from approved building plans.
Why it matters
Stricter oversight in urban development is crucial for public safety and preventing illegal construction practices in rapidly growing cities.
Coming on the heels of the debate over fixing accountability on empanelled engineers in cases of structural defects, the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) recently issued a public notice directing builders and building owners to undertake construction through registered structural engineers.
A senior GBA official said that during verification in the five corporations under the GBA, it was unearthed that after registered structural engineers, architects, engineers or supervisors submit building plans online and obtain approvals, building owners engage other unregistered players for design and supervision during the construction of the buildings.
“There won’t be accountability when unregistered engineers take up work and any defect develops later in a project. In several cases, approved plans are violated when unregistered individuals are tasked with construction,” the officer said.
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