Delhi Building Collapse LIVE: MCD Warns 'Illegal Constructions Above Four Floors To Be Sealed' As Death Toll Rises To 6

Prerna Bhardwaj, National Social Media Convenor, ABVP, says, "We have been here since yesterday. A building has collapsed in Satya Niketan, and students have died. A lot of students are still being rescued, and this is a very tragic thing that has happened. We are sitting here in solidarity. We had a protest yesterday at the MCD office as well, and we demanded the resignation of the MCD Commissioner. We are all sitting here, and we are demanding accountability. What is the actual standard of student safety on the campus? That is our question, and we are not standing up from here until the last student is rescued."

Police and dog squad deployed at the site as search and rescue operations continue in the Satya Niketan area following a building collapse that claimed six lives.

CCTV visuals capture the building collapse in Satya Niketan area that claimed six lives. An around 50-year-old five-storey building housing a boys' hostel in a congested bylane in Satya Niketan near Delhi University's South Campus collapsed on Sunday afternoon.

The administration installs iron jacks to support Buildings 12 and 13 following the building collapse in Satya Niketan area; MCD serves notices to four buildings. A total of 11 people have been rescued from the debris of a 50-year-old multi-storey building that collapsed in southwest Delhi's Satya Niketan area, with the death toll reaching six, an official said on Monday.

Satya Niketan building collapse | Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa says, "The NDRF team is continuously engaged in the operation. You can see that this situation involves a high degree of sensitivity because the building visible in the background is also 40–50 years old. It poses a major challenge for the NDRF to ensure no damage occurs to the adjacent building while clearing the debris from below and checking for any further casualties. However, the NDRF is a highly capable force; I have gathered information and spoken with the NDRF chief. The adjacent building will definitely be demolished—it has already been evacuated and is slated for demolition. But the challenge right now is that the structure is currently unstable; we do not yet know the condition beneath the accumulated debris, so it cannot be demolished immediately... The information received so far indicates that while this building was 40–50 years old, attempts were made to carry out work in its basement, which triggered this accident. The Chief Minister stated yesterday itself that strict action would be taken regarding the issues raised..." (ANI)

Upon arriving at the site of the building collapse in Delhi's Satya Niketan, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is taking stock of the situation.

Delhi Mayor Pravesh Wahi tweets, "The culprits of the Satya Niketan building incident in Delhi will not be spared under any circumstances. All illegal constructions with more than four floors will be immediately sealed, and strict action will be taken against the guilty officials, leading to their immediate dismissal. These orders will be implemented with immediate effect."

The JNP Trauma Centre recieved 10 patients who had suffered minor injuries from the building collapse. In a press statment AIIMS added that out of the 10, four were dead on arrival and one in critical state who later succumbed to his injuries.