India, Oct. 25 -- Three days after a four-storey building in Sector 31 developed cracks and tilted amid excavation on an adjoining plot, residents have demanded a time-bound independent structural audit to determine whether the damaged structure can be repaired or must be demolished.

While police have deployed two cranes to support the tilted building, residents said that immediate safety measures did little to address their concerns about what would happen next.

"The building is currently supported by cranes, but that cannot be the solution. We need an independent structural audit to establish the extent of the damage and a clear timeline for the corrective action," a neighbour, who received an evacuation notice from the police, told H...