GREATER NOIDA: A wall in the basement of an apartment in a housing society in Sector Omicron 3 collapsed following heavy rain on Saturday night, causing panic among residents already worried about the strength of buildings they are living in.Lifts in tower L of Plumera Garden Estate, where the 8ft wall collapsed in the basement, were stopped as a precautionary measure. Residents said they had a difficult time scaling the 10-storey building. Nobody was injured in the wall collapse Several residents accused the management of not carrying out proper maintenance of the buildings, pointing out that the wall of a park in the housing society, too, had collapsed a few days ago. An official looking after maintenance said the basement wall had collapsed as water had accumulated there, making the foundation weak.Ashutosh Mathur, a resident of tower L, said: “The society’s maintenance department had stopped both the lifts from Saturday evening. We had a difficult time reaching our flats. The building is 10-storey high.”Ashish Agarwal, another resident, alleged that the maintenance agency had not been carrying out proper repairs. “They disconnected the power supply if the maintenance fee is not paid on time. But when such an emergency happens, they are the last to react,” he said, adding that a wall of the park that collapsed a few days ago had not been put up yet.Told about the allegations, Ubaid Khan, maintenance officer of the society, said the accumulation of water in the basement had caused the wall to collapse.“The building was completed in 2009-2010 in collaboration with Uppal Chadha’s group and was handed over to the RWA. We have been helping the RWA as and when required,” said a spokesperson of Plumeria Garden.

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