Delhi LG asks agencies to identify dangerous buildings before monsoon

With monsoon around the corner, lieutenant-governor VK Saxena has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to identify all dangerous buildings prone to collapse or damage and ensure that adequate safety measures are put in place

With monsoon around the corner, lieutenant-governor VK Saxena has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to identify all dangerous buildings prone to collapse or damage and ensure that adequate safety measures are put in place. He asked the chiefs of the MCD and NDMC to submit an action taken report within a fortnight.

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“The L-G has directed the MCD and NDMC to make sure that such dangerous buildings do not lead to any mishap or loss of life. To that end, civic agencies have been directed to take appropriate action to demolish or repair such vulnerable buildings,” an official from the L-G’s office said.

Considering the difficulties in carrying out rescue and relief operations in case of a building mishap in a thickly populated area, Saxena has also asked the agencies to identify such vulnerable areas that provide limited and restricted access to fire tenders and cranes.

He asked them to address the issue of access constraints in anticipation and to prepare an action plan for effective disaster management in consultation with the district magistrates concerned.

The above quoted official said Saxena has already directed the agencies to ensure that there is minimum water-logging or flooding on roads this monsoon.