Introduction
Ashish Mehta’s house is located in Moto Sutharwado, in Kadia
3, it is a corner house situation with three sides open. There
is no courtyard in this particular case. The house used to be
a part of a larger house as indicated in survey sheet no. 24 ,
survey no 3104. With the division of the large house into several
parts, this particular corner plot was established. The house
shows a very peculiar kind of damage. This particular damage started
occuring after 1980 when the house had a extention of 2nd floor
wall and a new slab on the second floor. This was done with improper
knowledge of the structure. As a result of which the canitleverd
part of the house was loaded with extra weight.
Earthquake
and its impacts :
During the earthquake and the later after shocks that followed
, the adjoining houses were transfering the load on this particular
house laterally. As a result this house (the corner plot) has
been showing a consideralble settling down.
Financial
Situation :
The owner here Mr. Ashish Mehta is restoring the house by taking
financial aid from his relative Mr. Priyadarshan bhai. The doner
had offered his limit of aid. With in which, first and foremost
the structural clarifications had to be done. As a result of the
financial situation the project was divided into two phases.