Overview
- A five‑storey paying‑guest building in Satya Niketan collapsed last week, killing seven people and triggering emergency inspections across the city.
- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has stepped up enforcement, razing 67 properties and sealing nine others in a 48‑hour period while earlier operations recorded 33 demolitions and five sealings on one day.
- Field teams have identified roughly 2,250 buildings used as PGs that house about 47,000 people and have flagged four buildings as dangerous, 25 needing major repairs and 138 needing minor repairs.
- A four‑storey building in Gandhi Nagar developed a tilt, was promptly evacuated and cordoned off, and the owner received a notice as MCD, police and fire teams continue inspections and issue dozens of show‑cause notices.
- Delhi High Court ordered a week‑long audit of PGs and has listed the matter for further hearing while the MCD consolidates the survey into an action plan that will guide repairs, demolitions and possible legal accountability.