New Delhi, June 19 -- The Centre is examining whether to make durability certification mandatory for buildings, Union housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Thursday, citing recent court orders directing the demolition and reconstruction of structures declared unfit to live in as evidence of a quality crisis in construction. "Some cases have come to light recently where several buildings were declared unfit to live in, and the court has even ordered them to be demolished and rebuilt. This is a shocking matter," he said. Speaking at Bharat Buildcon 2026, a real estate industry event in New Delhi, Khattar said: "We are administratively considering whether to make a 'durability certificate' mandatory...so that there is ...