A day after the collapse of a four-storey constructing in Mustafabad left 11 individuals useless, the Municipal Company of Delhi (MCD) on Sunday took motion towards 5 errant officers and recognized 15 susceptible buildings within the locality for sealing motion, officers accustomed to the event stated.
The positioning of the constructing collapse. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photograph)
The civic physique has additionally determined to demolish the constructing positioned subsequent to the collapsed constructing to forestall threat to public security, officers stated.
“MCD has taken strict action against its staff found involved in misconduct. A junior engineer, who was earlier posted in the area from March 2019 to August 2021, where the building collapse happened and faced multiple disciplinary proceedings in the past, was removed from service. Action has also been taken against three more officers who are either removed from service or compulsorily retired. Further, the junior engineer who was presently posted in the area from November 2024 has been issued a show cause notice. He has been posted out from the building department for the time being so that a fair probe can be done,” the MCD stated in an announcement.
MCD, figuring out the collapsed constructing by its tackle D-26, Shakti Vihar, Gali No. 1, Nehru Vihar, stated it was part of the unauthorised colony and the civic physique doesn’t sanction any constructing plan in unauthorised colonies. The colony has buildings rising to the fifth and sixth flooring. “It is indeed a moot point how such a colony with massive unauthorised construction mushroomed and that too with buildings having fifth and sixth floors. It deserves a detailed inquiry,” MCD stated.
Based on the report of the zonal authorities, the constructing that collapsed was outdated, and the house owners and violators generally assemble a constructing after which “keep on adding floor after floor without bothering at all about public safety and load bearing capacity. This is highly risky. The MCD has therefore decided to survey and take action/ seal such high-rise illegal buildings.”
An MCD official, requesting anonymity, stated: “The property adjacent to the collapsed building was found dangerous and issued a demolition order on March 25. Now, MCD has decided to demolish the building at the earliest to prevent any further risk to public safety.”
“We will continue the survey to identify and seal buildings with five or more floors, as the structural safety of such constructions in densely populated areas is highly questionable,” the MCD stated.