Ernakulam district administration directs AWHO to take over Chander Kunj apartments from October 12

Chander Kunj Army Towers at Vyttila in Kochi. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU

The district administration has issued a strongly worded directive to the Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO), directing it to begin taking over the apartments in towers ‘B’ and ‘C’ of the Chander Kunj Army apartment complex at Silver Sand Island, Vyttila, on October 12.

The District Collector’s committee, constituted following a direction from the Kerala High Court to oversee the demolition and reconstruction of the apartments, had decided to commence the takeover of the apartments for demolition on October 5 and complete the process within a fortnight. While apartment owners from various parts of the State, along with the Revenue Divisional Officer and the tahsildar, assembled at the clubhouse of the apartment complex, AWHO representatives failed to turn up. The AWHO reportedly informed district administration officials that it was awaiting authorisation from its headquarters in Delhi.