- By Shubham Bajpai
- Mon, 19 May 2025 11:50 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Days after the Noida Authority issued directives to remove pots on the balcony walls and ledges, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) on Monday also announced a ban. The authority directed the flat owners and resident associations of high-rise buildings to remove flower pots and similar items from balcony ledges in a week, citing a child's death in Pune after a pot fell on him.
Additional Secretary and Competent Officer C P Tripathi issued the order saying that flower pots placed on parapet walls or railings could slip and cause serious injury or death to people below.
The order also directed the Apartment Owners' Associations (AOAs) to conduct immediate inspections and enforce removal.
The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) also said, "If an accident occurs, both AOA and the individual flat owner will be held responsible. In buildings where no AOA exists, builders or promoters will be held accountable."
The order warned that failure to comply could lead to legal action under the safety provisions of the Apartment Act.
The local development authorities in Noida and Ghaziabad also issued similar orders, both triggered by the Pune mishap of April.
The residents and the AOA have, however, welcomed the move. Chandra Shekhar Pandey, the president of the AOA at Rishita Manhattan in Gomti Nagar Extension, said, "This is a laudable decision keeping in mind the safety of residents. There have been reports of mishaps at some places, so this move is good."
Rajeev Vig, a former office bearer at the high-rise society, said the AOA had been pressing for such safety measures in the past.
"Imagine the damage a flower pot falling from a 20th-floor balcony can do to someone on the ground. This is a much-required decision," he said.
In Noida, a child recently died after a flowerpot fell from the balcony. Last year in Greater Noida’s Palm Valley Society, 31-year-old Chitranshu Raghuvanshi died after a brick placed under a flowerpot fell on his head.
(With PTI Inputs)