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By Express News ServiceBENGALURU: Engineers in Bengaluru debated over the changes required in the construction industry to make players more accountable in case of a building collapse. They unanimously supported the idea that dependency on engineering colleges for reviewing plan design should stop. A talk on ‘Structural stability of buildings’ was held at the Institute of Engineers on Thursday. Recounting the major building collapses of the past, Shenoy said that the fault was pointed in the deviation of the drawings. He further said that with the land prices skyrocketing in Bengaluru, the building footprint is extended to as close to the building property..