The Municipal Company of Delhi (MCD) has surveyed 1,252 paying visitor (PG) buildings between September 7 and 9 as a part of its security evaluation drive launched after the Satya Niketan constructing collapse, in accordance with officers.
Of the buildings surveyed, 1,201 have been discovered to be visibly protected, whereas 39 require minor repairs and 9 want main repairs. Three buildings have been discovered to be harmful, with demolition of one in every of them already underway. The civic physique has individually recognized 26 framed constructions above G+4 flooring on Wednesday for shut monitoring as they could be weak.
HT reported on Tuesday evening that MCD officers have been planning a large-scale survey of PG services within the cities and the variety of occupants staying there.
The survey of PG buildings will proceed on Thursday, even because the civic physique seeks to additional intensify motion in opposition to unauthorised building, misuse of properties and harmful constructions. A number of such properties have already been recognized for main motion.
MCD’s demolition drive following incident
Days after the Satya Niketan tragedy, civic officers additionally carried out a large-scale demolition drive in opposition to unauthorised and unsafe buildings, in separate motion. The drive on Tuesday concerned demolitions of 35 buildings throughout 12 MCD zones, in accordance with an earlier HT report.
Amongst these, a serious demolition train was undertaken in Najafgarh, and motion was additionally taken in opposition to one other four-storey constructing in Shahdara North. Demolitions have been additionally carried out in Rohini (6), Narela (3), Civil Traces (3), Shahdara North (6), amongst others.
9 sealing actions have been additionally carried out, with two of them concentrating on massive godowns in Karol Bagh. A lodge in West Zone was additionally sealed.