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Five MCD Officers Suspended After Delhi Hostel Collapse
A building with a private hostel in Delhi collapsed.
Seven people were killed in the collapse.
The next day, officials took action against five municipal officers.
The officers worked for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
The group included engineers and a senior official called the Deputy Commissioner.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta ordered the suspensions.
The Deputy Commissioner was suspended immediately.
The official suspension order says he will receive an allowance according to government rules.
A building housing a private hostel collapsed in Delhi, killing seven people.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi suspended its South Zone Deputy Commissioner.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta ordered the suspension of five MCD officers.
The suspended officials include the Deputy Commissioner, Executive Engineer, Superintending Engineer, Assistant Engineer, and Junior Engineer.
The Deputy Commissioner’s suspension took effect immediately under applicable DMC service regulations, with a subsistence allowance payable under the rules.
- Who
- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi officials, including the South Zone Deputy Commissioner and four engineering officers, were suspended after an order by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
- What
- Five MCD officers were suspended after a private hostel building collapsed and killed seven people.
- Where
- Delhi, involving the MCD South Zone.
- When
- The action was taken a day after the collapse.
- Why
- The suspensions followed the building collapse and the deaths of seven people; the articles do not state further specific reasons.
Key facts
- Incident
- Collapse of a building housing a private hostel
- Deaths
- Seven people
- Location
- Delhi
- Agency involved
- Municipal Corporation of Delhi
- Officials suspended
- Five
- Senior official suspended
- South Zone Deputy Commissioner
- Effective date
- Immediately, according to the suspension order
- Regulations cited
- DMC Services (Control & Appeal) Regulations, 1959
Quotes
MCD Vigilance Department
Municipal Corporation of Delhi department that issued the suspension order
“The Deputy Commissioner, South Zone, is hereby placed under suspension with immediate effect as per DMC Services (Control & Appeal) Regulations, 1959. He will be paid subsistence allowance as admissible under the rules.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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