One person claimed that the society did not move on repairs to the building. Society officials did not comment. It is now evident that somebody starts moving when audits term buildings as precarious. Members, which means all those living there and establishment owners too, must get together and start working towards repairs, bringing pressure on the society committee to do so, and escalating the matter if there is no response.

We see arguments and counter arguments in several buildings, members in deadlock over repairs and endless acrimony, and we are not talking about this building but the larger picture, and precious time is frittered away. At other times, there is endless procrastination. One has to say though that every flat owner must pitch in and not pile everything at a society committee office-bearer’s door. The office-bearers and committee persons must be flexible and reasonable to allow all to participate and take help when it is logical. This is the state of many other buildings in the metro and quick action is the absolute, imperative need of the hour.