Families affected by the blast at the illegal firecracker storage unit at Choorakkadu in Thripunithura are unlikely to get substantial damages from the State government going by the precedents.
The engineering division of the municipality has wrapped up the inspection of 329 households affected in varying degrees in the blast and has submitted the report to the village officer concerned who will forward it to the tahsildar. The district administration will submit the report before the government.
“We have drawn up the report in a specific pro forma giving the extent of damage in percentage terms. As per our inspection, we found only two houses to be fully damaged and six to seven houses with over 50% damage. The majority of households were found to have damage like broken doors and windows or shattered glasses. How the estimates will be drawn up and damages will be paid is up to the Revenue department,” said municipal sources.
