Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Gandhi Nagar Building Evacuated After Tilt Raises Collapse Fears
A four-storey building in Delhi suddenly developed cracks and began to tilt.
People worried that it might fall down.
Authorities moved everyone out of the building to keep them safe.
Police, firefighters, and city officials checked the structure.
They closed off the nearby area so people would not get too close.
The building’s owner received a notice from the city corporation.
Former mayor Shyam Sunder Aggarwal questioned how tall buildings were allowed to be built without officials noticing.
The scare happened shortly after another Delhi building collapsed and killed seven people.
A four-storey building in Delhi’s Gandhi Nagar developed cracks and tilted.
Authorities evacuated the building and cordoned off the surrounding area.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi, police, and fire department inspected the site.
Officials reportedly found a collapse risk and issued the owner a notice.
The incident followed a September 6 collapse in Satya Niketan that killed seven people.
- Who
- Residents and the owner of the Gandhi Nagar building, along with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, police, fire officials, and former mayor Shyam Sunder Aggarwal.
- What
- A four-storey building developed cracks, tilted, and was evacuated because officials reportedly found a risk of collapse.
- When
- September 13, 2026; the incident came about a week after the September 6 Satya Niketan collapse.
- Where
- Gandhi Nagar in East Delhi.
- Why
- Authorities evacuated the structure as a precaution after assessing that it could collapse.
Civic Oversight Criticism
Authorities’ Safety Response
Responsibility for unsafe construction
Civic Oversight Criticism
Former mayor Shyam Sunder Aggarwal alleged that five- and six-storey buildings were built with the connivance of municipal officials and questioned why authorities had not noticed them.
Authorities’ Safety Response
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi inspected the structure, evacuated it, issued the owner a notice, and continued monitoring the site.
Timing of action
Civic Oversight Criticism
Aggarwal said action against illegal constructions and dangerous buildings was necessary but questioned whether oversight had come too late.
Authorities’ Safety Response
Authorities acted as a precaution after the building tilted, cordoning off the area and moving residents out before a reported collapse.
- Building size
- Four storeys
- Observed damage
- A crack appeared between two adjoining houses, and one structure tilted.
- Safety action
- The building was evacuated and kept vacant, while the surrounding area was cordoned off.
- Responding agencies
- Municipal Corporation of Delhi, police, and fire department
- Owner action
- A notice was issued to the building owner, according to former mayor Shyam Sunder Aggarwal.
- Related tragedy
- Seven people died when a five-storey building used as boys’ paying guest accommodation collapsed in Satya Niketan on September 6.
