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Use of substandard construction material blamed for incidentTribune News ServiceAmritsar, August 17A ground portion under the stairs at the newly constructed Municipal Corporation (MC) head office building at Ranjit Avenue caved in due to heavy rain on Friday evening. The incident has raised questions on the quality of the construction material. In June 2018, a portion of the same building got damaged after a dust storm hit the city. Ironically, instead of conducting a fair inquiry into the usage of substandard material and poor workmanship, MC officials try to cover up the issue. MC officials deployed workers to repair the damaged portion of the MC building..