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Delhi Building Collapse Spurs Student Relief Efforts for Rescuers
A building in Delhi collapsed while workers were repairing it.
The building was used as a boys’ paying guest accommodation.
Rescue teams pulled 12 people from the rubble, but seven died.
Students and volunteers brought biscuits, snacks, juice and water to rescuers and people who had been evacuated.
They also asked people to donate sanitary pads, clothes, medicines and other necessities.
Several student groups joined the relief work.
Police registered a case against the owner and others.
A government inquiry was also ordered.
The owner was later apprehended in Rajasthan.
Students and National Service Scheme volunteers from Maitreyi College distributed food and water to rescue personnel and evacuated students.
Volunteers appealed for donations of sanitary pads, clean clothes, medicines and other essential supplies.
The collapse in southwest Delhi’s Satya Niketan killed seven of the 12 people rescued from the debris.
The five-storey building, which housed boys’ paying guest accommodation, collapsed during repair work around 1:30 pm Sunday.
Delhi Police, Delhi Fire Service, the National Disaster Response Force and Delhi Disaster Management Authority continued rescue operations.
- Who
- Students and National Service Scheme volunteers from Maitreyi College, other student organisations, rescue agencies and affected people were involved.
- What
- A five-storey building collapsed, prompting rescue operations and student-led relief efforts.
- Where
- Satya Niketan in southwest Delhi, near Delhi University’s South Campus.
- When
- The building collapsed around 1:30 pm on Sunday; the report was published on September 7, with rescue work continuing into a second day.
- Why
- The collapse occurred while repair work was underway; volunteers provided supplies to people affected and personnel working at the site.
Key facts
- Death toll
- Seven people died.
- People rescued
- Twelve people were pulled from the debris.
- Building
- A decades-old, five-storey building housing boys’ paying guest accommodation.
- Collapse time
- Around 1:30 pm on Sunday.
- Relief supplies
- Biscuits, snacks, juice, drinking water, sanitary pads, clothes and medicines.
- Rescue agencies
- Delhi Police, Delhi Fire Service, National Disaster Response Force and Delhi Disaster Management Authority.
- Legal action
- Police registered a case against the owner and others, and a magisterial inquiry was ordered.
- Owner
- Hariram Gupta was apprehended in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan.
Quotes
Uday Bhanu Chib
National president of the Indian Youth Congress
“We saw that there were students who had been evacuated and people working at the site for hours, so we wanted to help in whatever way we could. We have also started collecting donations of sanitary pads, clothes, medicines and other essentials, and will distribute them to those who need them.”
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“It is the responsibility of all of us to stand by those in need and provide every possible assistance during such trying times. We stand united in this difficult hour and will ensure that aid reaches everyone in need.”
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Sources
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