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Delhi MCD Demands Safety Certificates for 2400 Plus PGs Within 15 Days
- •The MCD has directed building departments across 12 zones to obtain structural safety certificates from over 2,400 paying guest accommodations within 15 days.
- •The crackdown follows a Delhi High Court-ordered survey initiated after a tragic building collapse in Satya Niketan that claimed seven lives.
- •PG owners must hire MCD-authorized private structural engineers to assess their premises, with non-compliance leading to immediate evacuation and sealing.
- •Out of 2,453 surveyed PG accommodations housing over 50,000 residents, the civic body could only trace approved building plans for about 30 percent of the properties.
- •Civil Lines recorded the highest number of PGs at 608, followed by Keshavpuram, the South zone, Karol Bagh, and Satya Niketan.
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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has directed officials and property owners to obtain and submit structural safety certificates for over 2,400 paying guest accommodations within a 15-day period. Failure to comply with this directive can result in the premises being vacated and sealed.
The survey was ordered following a tragic building collapse in Satya Niketan that resulted in the deaths of seven people, including five students. This incident prompted public interest litigations regarding the safety and regulation of student housing in the capital.
When the MCD survey identifies a building as visibly dangerous, authorities immediately issue notices directing the complete evacuation of the premises. The recent survey identified four such dangerous buildings, prompting official intervention and evacuation notices.
