Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has taken big action in the Satya Niketan building collapse near the southern campus of Delhi University. After the accident, 5 MCD officials have been suspended for negligence. The suspended officers include the Deputy Commissioner of MCD, Executive Engineer, Superintendent Engineer, Assistant Engineer and Junior Engineer.
These 5 officers were attacked
- Rakesh Kumar – Deputy Commissioner, South Zone
- Ranveer Singh – Superintending Engineer, South Zone
- Lalit Kumar Goel – Executive Engineer, South Zone
- Sunil Chauhan – Assistant Engineer, South Zone
- Ashish Kumar – Junior Engineer
Incident due to negligence of building owner: CM
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta reached the spot for the second consecutive day on Monday and took stock of the relief and rescue operations. At the same time, the Delhi Police has issued a lookout notice against the owner of the building, Hari Ram. CM Rekha Gupta said, “This incident has happened due to the negligence of the owner of the building. It was a very old building and due to water filling in the basement, its pillars collapsed and the entire building collapsed. ”
The building collapsed around 1:30 pm on Sunday during repair work. It had a paying guest (PG) accommodation for boys. So far 7 people have died due to the collapse of the 5-storey building. Search and rescue operations are being carried out on a war footing. Teams of Delhi Police, Delhi Fire Service, NDRF and DDMA are continuously conducting rescue operations to search for people trapped in the debris. NDRF IG Narendra Bundela said that the exact number of people trapped in the debris is not yet known and the rescue operation is likely to continue till late night.
According to AIIMS, 11 people were brought to Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre after the accident. Five of them were brought dead to the hospital, while one person who was seriously injured succumbed to his injuries during treatment. Three people are undergoing treatment at the hospital. One of the injured underwent surgery on a limb, while one person with minor injuries was discharged after treatment.
