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Manoj Jha Seeks Urgent Action After Satya Niketan Collapse
A building used as a student hostel collapsed near Delhi University.
Seven people died, and rescuers pulled 12 people from the rubble.
The building fell while repair work was happening.
Manoj Jha, a university professor and member of Parliament, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He said many students cannot get official university housing.
As a result, they often rent rooms in older buildings that may be unsafe.
Jha asked the government to build more public hostels.
He also called for an investigation into what caused the collapse and better protection for students.
The September 6 collapse of a five-storey boys’ PG building near Delhi University’s South Campus killed seven people.
Rescue agencies have recovered 12 people from the debris, with the operation continuing on September 7.
RJD Rajya Sabha MP and Delhi University professor Manoj Jha urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene.
Jha called for an impartial investigation into alleged structural violations, accumulated water and ongoing repair work.
He sought ring-fenced funding and public land for safe, accessible Delhi University student hostels.
- Who
- Seven people died, 12 people were rescued, and Manoj Jha appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- What
- A five-storey building housing boys’ PG accommodation collapsed, prompting calls for an investigation and more public student hostels.
- Where
- Satya Niketan, near Delhi University’s South Campus in New Delhi.
- When
- The collapse occurred on September 6 at about 1:30 p.m.; Jha wrote to the prime minister on September 7.
- Why
- The building collapsed during repair work, while Jha cited possible structural violations and a wider shortage of safe university accommodation.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Seven people
- People rescued
- 12
- Building
- Five-storey structure housing boys’ PG accommodation
- Collapse time
- About 1:30 p.m. on September 6
- Rescue agencies
- National Disaster Response Force teams used cutters, hydraulic jacks and canine teams
- Main demand
- An emergency, ring-fenced allocation to construct public hostels for Delhi University students
- Requested safeguards
- Hostel access for women, disadvantaged social groups, persons with disabilities and economically vulnerable students
Quotes
Manoj Jha
RJD Rajya Sabha MP and Delhi University professor
“The most fitting response to the young lives lost would be a binding public commitment that no student coming to Delhi in pursuit of education will again be forced, for want of a university hostel, to entrust their life to an unsafe and illegally altered building.”
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“I therefore urge the Union Government to announce an emergency, ring-fenced financial allocation for the construction of public hostels for students of the University of Delhi.”
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