Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has taken a stern view of the recent collapse of balcony of an apartment at Manisahu Chhak that claimed three lives, and has questioned the Cuttack administration over the status of unsafe buildings across the city.

Appearing before the court, the Additional District Magistrate (ADM) of Cuttack submitted that 221 buildings have been identified as unsafe, of which 219 are government-owned structures. The Works Department, he informed, has already been instructed to carry out demolitions.

Unsatisfied with the general response, the High Court directed the district administration to provide specific timelines for demolition and related action during the next hearing. The court also raised concerns over why structurally weak buildings continue to remain standin

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