Archive · 17 Sep 2026
MCD Conducts 39 Demolition Actions Across Delhi
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is checking buildings across the city.
It demolished or took action against 39 properties.
Officials said some buildings were unauthorised, unsafe or against building rules.
Six properties were sealed.
Five more demolition orders were issued.
The work happened in all 12 municipal zones.
The campaign became stronger after a five-storey building collapsed in Satya Niketan on September 6.
Seven people died in that collapse, so officials were told to watch for dangerous buildings and rule violations.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi carried out 39 demolition actions across all 12 zones.
The drive targeted unauthorised constructions, dangerous buildings and building-norm violations.
Officials also sealed six properties and issued five demolition orders.
Actions took place in areas including Shakarpur, Geeta Colony, Shaheen Bagh and Tughlakabad Extension.
The intensified enforcement follows the September 6 collapse of a five-storey paying guest building in Satya Niketan that killed seven people.
- Who
- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi and its field officials.
- What
- The MCD carried out 39 demolition actions, sealed six properties and issued five demolition orders.
- When
- Thursday, September 17; the intensified drive followed a September 6 building collapse.
- Where
- Across all 12 MCD zones in Delhi, including Shakarpur, Geeta Colony, Pandav Nagar, Ashok Vihar Phase-II, Keshavpuram, Ramesh Nagar, Baljeet Nagar, Manakpura, Paharganj, Shaheen Bagh, Sant Nagar and Tughlakabad Extension.
- Why
- To act against unauthorised construction, dangerous buildings and violations of the Master Plan of Delhi and building bye-laws.
- Demolition actions
- 39
- Properties sealed
- 6
- Demolition orders
- 5
- Areas covered
- All 12 MCD zones
- Main violations
- Unauthorised construction, dangerous buildings and building-norm violations
- Related incident
- A five-storey building in Satya Niketan collapsed on September 6, killing seven people
- Future enforcement
- The exercise will continue across all 12 zones