Kolkata, June 24 -- West Bengal's BJP government on Wednesday put on hold all construction plans approved during the previous Trinamool Congress regime until July 31, following suspicion that the Taratala warehouse crumbled due to a faulty building plan cleared by the previous dispensation.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, who visited the spot and spoke to the officials, said preliminary findings indicated flaws in the sanctioned design of the five-storey steel-framed structure.
"The plan was sanctioned by the previous government on January 17. According to the corporation engineer, the plan was defective, and that has led to the disaster. The lease was given to Behara Brothers," Adhikari told a press conference.
"Presently, we have aske...