A series of recent building collapses in Delhi has prompted discussions about construction safety regulations and enforcement (AI image)
In July, two adjacent under-construction four-storey buildings collapsed in Rohini Sector 16 amid heavy rainfall. The same month, an old structure at Milan Garden in Harsh Vihar gave way while an additional floor was being constructed, killing a 60-year-old man and his 33-year-old son. Illegal demolition in Karol Bagh: An old two-storey building collapsed during demolition in Regarpura, where police confirmed that no demolition permission had been obtained.
Police said no permission had been obtained for the demolition. The structure, according to officials, had developed cracks following earthquake tremors. An old two-storey building collapsed during demolition work in Karol Bagh’s Regarpura. Structural and plumbing work was examined as a possible contributing factor. A four-storey building collapsed in Saidulajab, near Saket, while additional floors were being constructed. The debris fell onto an adjoining student canteen, killing six people. Three people were arrested in connection with the incident. A residential building near Idgah Machhli Mandi in northeast Delhi’s Seemapuri collapsed, killing four people, including a pregnant woman. The building owner was subsequently arrested. Police added a charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against the accused Tuesday. The family of the deceased men had alleged the building owner locked the entrance gate after the collapse, which occurred around 5pm, and fled after misleading locals into believing that the building was unoccupied. Deadly building collapse in Satya Niketan: A multi-storey building housing a boys’ PG accommodation collapsed during repair and construction work, killing seven people. Saidulajab collapse: A four-storey building collapsed during additional floor construction near Saket, killing six people. Three people were arrested.