India, May 23 -- The Public Works Department (PWD) has debarred the National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCCBM)-which functions under the Union ministry of commerce and industry-for two years due to inadequate reports on the judicial quarters built in Dwarka Sector 19, officials aware of the matter said.

The Ballabgarh-based organisation was hired for third-party quality assurance, but it allegedly failed to highlight structural problems, which caused the building to develop cracks within two years of construction and had to be demolished.

"It is evident that the work was not executed by you with due diligence, which caused development of structural distress, corrosion in reinforcement leading to opening of crack in beams...