Adarsh..... आदर्श लोगों की सोसाइटी aka Corruption Towers

This is the famous Adarsh Scam building...31 floors, big balconies, grand parking, tallest in the area closest to cantonment, overlooking the sea on both sides. I could not resist taking the picture, one more time. Its so imposing from all places in the vicinity that you can't miss it. We have watched this building come up in the last few years with everyone talking about it..."choron ki building" but no one dared speak openly because lot of bigwigs in the defence had their flats...including the previous GOC MGGA..Maj Gen Huda. Well CBI inquiries are on and perhaps in the decisive stage (hopefully).

Few days back, the court suggested the ARMY take over the building and put to some use. My 12 year old kid too feels demolishing would be waste of resources and she is excited at the prospect of living there, may be sometime....if it is handed over to the army.

How safe would this building be? Structure wise? Well wasn't it supposed to be just six floors? Who done it?? Who joined in, at what stage of construction, does not matter because everything is masterminded at the foundation level of the building. Else how could anyone raise a 31 floors on a plinth and pillar laid for bearing the load of 6 floors?  That is a very basic thing that came to my mind. Isn't it? I am no Civil Engineer but I have seen how they calculate the amount of Iron to be used for the plinth and pillars. This means that the building was designed for 31x4 corrupt and by the corrupt minds. Each one of them should be behind the bars.

As for me, I am in favor of demolition because it is an ugly reminder of corruption.. This will also be the best punishment to all those who have stakes in it. In any case, security will be a serious issue and can not be overlooked or compromised with.

We have seen the work happening in the building off and on while the investigations were on. I hear they have locked the building at last. I will get that picture for sure and soon....

And even when they demolish it... Corruption Towers....