Him Hit CGHS Management Pushes Risky FAR Construction Despite 97% Column Failure and Corruption Allegations

Case: Him Hit CGHS, Sadbhavna Apartments, Sector 22, Dwarka, New Delhi

RMN News Report Highlights

• 🏗️ Structural audits by domain experts reveal that 97% of existing columns lack the required strength, making immediate retrofitting a binding, mandatory prerequisite for any further construction.
• ⚖️ The Him Hit CGHS Managing Committee (MC) has ignored a formal November 2025 Show-Cause Notice from the “Clean House” service regarding an unauthorized Rs 32,000 demand for dubious Floor Area Ratio (FAR) projects.
• 💰 Residents face “chronic distress” with a tentative retrofitting cost of Rs 4.25 Lakhs each, while the MC bypasses transparency requirements.
• 🕵️ Investigative reports link the society’s leadership to a predatory “builder mafia” network for systemic fraud and intimidation.

By Rakesh Raman
New Delhi | March 28, 2026

1. The Critical Structural Deficit and Mandatory Retrofitting

In the high-stakes environment of Delhi’s residential governance, administrative greed must never be permitted to override engineering reality. At Him Hit CGHS (Sadbhavna Apartments) in Sector 22, Dwarka, the pursuit of Floor Area Ratio (FAR) expansion has crossed the line into criminal negligence. When the skeletal framework of a high-rise is compromised, additional construction is no longer a “renovation”—it is a death sentence for the structure.

The Engineering Mandate: Technical findings from the “Him-Hit-Retrofit-Report,” authored by a domain expert, present a chilling diagnostic: 97% of the sampled columns failed to meet basic strength requirements. The building is in a “depleting condition” that demands immediate intervention. The structural audit report is unequivocal—retrofitting is “binding” for all members to regain optimal structural levels before a single brick of an FAR extension is laid.

“Stitching” vs. “Razzing”: The Technical Deception: A critical nuance in the engineering data exposes the Managing Committee’s (MC) dangerous path. The report suggests that if retrofitting is prioritized, the need for “razzing down” (demolishing) existing balconies may not arise in 100% of cases. Instead, the “stitching” method—using additional column support to anchor FAR extensions—provides the necessary strength. By ignoring this “Retrofit-First” sequence, the MC is pushing for “heavy or destructive intervention” that the current building physically cannot sustain. This is not just an administrative choice; it is a disregard for scientific evidence that identifies retrofitting as the non-negotiable prerequisite.

2. Financial Discrepancies and Unauthorized Shakedowns

The safety crisis is mirrored by a predatory financial landscape where residents are being squeezed by both legitimate safety costs and unauthorized “mafia-style” demands. This duality has plunged the community into a state of “chronic distress,” as the MC prioritizes revenue generation over resident survival.

The Rs 32,000 “Unauthorized” Demand: The Registrar Cooperative Societies (RCS) has already flagged the MC’s conduct, issuing a directive in February demanding an explanation for an unauthorized charge of Rs 32,000 levied against residents for FAR construction. This demand lacks regulatory backing and appears to be a blatant shakedown. This financial obfuscation is compounded by the MC’s refusal to maintain separate bank accounts for FAR and retrofitting—a mandatory requirement designed to prevent the diversion of life-safety funds into optional, high-risk construction projects.

Financial Sabotage: While residents are told they must pay a tentative Rs 4.25 Lakhs each for vital stabilization, the MC’s focus remains on the “unauthorized” FAR fees. This is not a mere accounting error; it is a symptom of a “terminal breakdown” in governance. For the elderly and middle-class families at Sadbhavna Apartments, this financial opacity is a calculated tactic to force compliance with a “dubious government FAR scheme” that enriches contractors while leaving residents in a crumbling shell.

3. Systemic Governance Failure and Builder Mafia Allegations

The crisis at Him Hit CGHS is a microcosm of a larger city-wide scandal. When local management committees operate with total impunity, the cooperative model is weaponized against the very people it was intended to serve. The Him Hit CGHS residents shared photographs and videos of their collapsing building with our “Clean House” service, complaining that they have been running from pillar to post but the government authorities are not addressing their grievances.

Evasion of Accountability: The President and Secretary of the Society have demonstrated a brazen disregard for oversight, failing to respond to a formal Show-Cause Notice issued in November 2025 by the “Clean House” anti-corruption service. Founded by investigative journalist Rakesh Raman, “Clean House” has exposed a pattern of “administrative evasion” that suggests the MC no longer feels bound by the law. This silence is an admission of guilt in the face of allegations concerning the “criminality” of their construction plans.

Institutional Collusion: This is not merely local mismanagement; it is “mafia collusion.” Investigative reports have linked the Him Hit leadership to a “builder mafia” network currently under the scanner of authorities for systemic fraud and intimidation across Delhi. This network thrives on the “connivance” of officials within the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), RCS, and the Delhi Police, who allegedly accept bribes to overlook structural violations.

The Collapse of Justice: The residents’ search for relief is met with a wall of bureaucratic indifference. The Delhi Cooperative Tribunal (DCT) is described as being staffed by “careless and delinquent” personnel, while government portals like the Public Grievance Monitoring System (PGMS) or CM Jan Sunwai Portal are “utterly useless,” allowing complaints to languish for months and years.

Despite the regime change a year ago, Delhi continues to be a lawless state where bureaucratic and political corruption is rampant. This systemic failure effectively grants the MC a license to operate outside the regulatory framework, emboldening them to continue their reckless push for construction despite the 97% column failure rate. 

4. Environmental Hazards and the Human Cost of Impunity

The push for FAR construction in an occupied complex is a “lethal risk” that extends beyond structural collapse. It is an environmental and social assault on the residents of housing societies.

Living Amidst the Rubble: The “dubious” FAR scheme is tearing through the social fabric of Delhi housing societies. Families, including children and senior citizens, are being forced to live “amidst the rubble” of ongoing, unauthorized work. The environment is thick with toxic dust and shattered by constant noise pollution—hazards that the MCs and their complicit government partners have chosen to ignore.

Judicial Impunity: The MCs’ aggressive stance is fueled by the knowledge that the regular court system is paralyzed by millions of pending cases. This judicial backlog creates a window of “impunity” that the builder mafia exploits to create “chaos and chronic distress” before any legal intervention can occur. The MCs count on the fact that by the time a court hears the case, the damage will be irreversible.

Strategic Summary: The “Retrofit-First” approach suggested in the structural audit report is the only path that prevents a catastrophic loss of life. Any attempt to proceed with FAR construction before stabilizing the 97% of failed columns is an act of structural sabotage. The Him Hit CGHS Managing Committee must be held accountable for its “reckless bureaucratic work” and its ties to the builder mafia before the building—and the lives within it—reaches the point of no return.

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To the residents of Delhi: It is imperative to raise your voice against this unacceptable state of affairs. RMN News Service urges you to utilize the RMN Consumer Rights Network (CRN) – a free and public-interest online initiative designed to empower citizens to fight against corporate fraud, misleading advertising, unsafe products, and, critically, government negligence. 

Housing Society Complaints: You can also utilize our online “Clean House” service to file your complaints against the crimes and corruption being committed by the management committees (MCs) in Delhi’s cooperative group housing societies.

By Rakesh Raman, who is a national award-winning journalist and social activist. He is the founder of a humanitarian organization RMN Foundation which is working in diverse areas to help the disadvantaged and distressed people in the society.