Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Delhi Civic Body Inspects PG Buildings, Seals 54 Chandni Shops
Delhi officials are checking buildings where people live as paying guests.
They inspected 1,355 such buildings, where about 27,000 people stay.
The checks began after a building used as a paying guest accommodation collapsed in Satya Niketan.
Seven people died in that collapse.
Officials also sealed 54 shops in Chandni Chowk.
They said the shops were illegally using basements for business and lacked required clearances.
The civic body carried out 41 demolition actions and sealed 61 properties across the city.
Officials will decide what to do next after studying the inspection results.
The Delhi Municipal Corporation inspected 1,355 buildings used as paying guest accommodations, housing about 27,000 people.
The inspections followed a Satya Niketan building collapse that killed seven people.
Officials sealed 54 shops operating from basements in Chandni Chowk over alleged building-rule violations.
The civic body also conducted 41 demolition actions, sealed 61 properties and issued 32 show-cause notices.
The enforcement drive included actions across Delhi’s 12 zones, with further action pending after the PG survey.
- Who
- The Delhi Municipal Corporation and its officials.
- What
- Officials inspected 1,355 paying guest accommodation buildings, sealed 54 Chandni Chowk shops, and carried out wider demolition and sealing actions.
- When
- The enforcement actions were reported on Thursday, days after the Satya Niketan collapse.
- Where
- Across Delhi’s 12 zones, including Chandni Chowk, Satya Niketan, Khureji Khas, Jagatpuri and Laxmi Nagar.
- Why
- The actions followed a deadly building collapse and targeted alleged unauthorized construction, building-rule violations and missing statutory clearances.
- PG buildings inspected
- 1,355
- People in inspected PG buildings
- About 27,000
- Deaths in Satya Niketan collapse
- Seven
- Shops sealed in Chandni Chowk
- 54
- Demolition actions
- 41
- Properties sealed
- 61
- Show-cause notices
- 32