Experts from Gujarat will visit the Ripon Buildings on November 14 to start repair work in the heritage structure. The Metro Rail officials monitor the building on a daily basis and the IIT-Madras has also prepared a report. According to sources, the Metro Rail has informed the Corporation that the cracks have been stable for the past 45 days, and suitable for commencing repair work. But the Metro Rail officials had been reiterating that their work had not caused the damage to the heritage building. The report submitted by IIT-M and Metro Rail officialson the cracks have also not been made public, they charged.

Source: The Hindu November 11, 2017 17:26 UTC