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Delhi Suspends Three More Engineers After Satya Niketan Collapse
Three city engineers in Delhi were suspended after a building collapsed.
The officials were accused of not properly dealing with unauthorized construction.
The collapsed building was being used as a student paying guest accommodation.
Seven people died in the collapse on September 6.
Five other South Zone officials had already been suspended after the incident.
The tragedy raised concerns about building safety and rule enforcement.
City officials have inspected 1,355 paying guest buildings across Delhi.
Courts are also reviewing whether stronger safety rules are needed.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi suspended three Building Department engineers over alleged negligence.
The suspended officials are Assistant Engineer Ravinder Kumar and Junior Engineers Suman Saurabh and Mohit Yadav.
The officials serve in the civic body's South West Zone, formerly known as the Najafgarh Zone.
Seven people died when a five-storey paying guest accommodation collapsed in Satya Niketan on September 6.
The civic body has surveyed 1,355 paying guest buildings housing around 27,000 students across Delhi.
- Who
- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi and three South West Zone Building Department engineers.
- What
- Three engineers were suspended over alleged dereliction of duty and negligence related to unauthorized construction.
- Where
- The officials work in Delhi's South West Zone, while the collapse occurred in Satya Niketan.
- When
- The suspensions were ordered on Thursday, after the September 6 building collapse.
- Why
- The civic body said the officials failed to properly perform duties concerning unauthorized construction.
Key facts
- New suspensions
- Three engineers were suspended: Ravinder Kumar, Suman Saurabh and Mohit Yadav.
- Officials' zone
- All three officials are from the South West Zone, formerly called the Najafgarh Zone.
- Collapse deaths
- Seven people were killed in the Satya Niketan building collapse.
- Earlier suspensions
- Five South Zone officials, including a Deputy Commissioner and four engineers, had previously been suspended.
- Buildings surveyed
- The civic body surveyed 1,355 buildings used as paying guest accommodations.
- Student occupants
- Around 27,000 students occupy the surveyed paying guest accommodations.
- Court proceedings
- The Delhi High Court is hearing petitions on stronger regulation and safety measures, while the Supreme Court has asked it to continue monitoring the case.
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