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MCD survey of 2,453 Delhi PG buildings finds 4 dangerous, 85 weak
Delhi's civic body has completed a structural survey of 2,453 paying guest (PG) buildings across the capital, triggered by the September 6 Satya Niketan collapse that killed seven people. Of the total,…
Delhi's civic body has completed a structural survey of 2,453 paying guest (PG) buildings across the capital, triggered by the September 6 Satya Niketan collapse that killed seven people. Of the total, 2,342 buildings (95.5 per cent) were found safe in visual inspection, but four are dangerous and house 89 residents. Another 85 buildings are potentially weak, 91 need minor repairs and 30 require major repairs.
The worst conditions were in Civil Lines zone, where 64 of 608 surveyed buildings need repairs, and in the south zone. Keshav Puram had one dangerous building with 20 people living in it. By contrast, Rohini, Narela and the central zone had no repair-category buildings. The MCD conducted the survey to assess safety and enable timely action after the Satya Niketan collapse of a five-storey building undergoing basement repairs.
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The MCD survey followed the September 6 collapse of a five-storey PG building in Satya Niketan that killed seven, including students from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Under the Delhi Building Bye-laws, all structures need a completion certificate and annual structural fitness report, but illegal floors and basement work in PG buildings have long been flagged by resident welfare associations. The civic body now faces the question of enforcement: the 89 people living in the four dangerous buildings must be relocated, and the owners of the 85 potentially weak structures need to show structural stability certificates. The next concrete step is the MCD's action plan for the 121 buildings needing repairs, where the zone-wise list will determine whether tenants get vacate notices or time for repair work.
Source: aajtak.in
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