On September 6, a five-storey boys' Paying Guest (PG) accommodation collapsed in Satya Niketan, near Delhi University's South Campus, leaving seven people dead. This video looks beyond the single building to ask how the neighbourhood reached this point. Delhi has had a formal planning system since the DDA was set up in 1957 and the first Master Plan followed in 1962. Yet Satya Niketan has grown into a dense student housing hub. Officials say the collapsed building had permission for only the ground plus first floors. Ayush Anilal, an architect, studied the area for his thesis. He explains how intensely…
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PG collapse in Delhi’s Satya Niketan: Who is responsible?
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There is a constant nusaince of of garbage segregation near the Kempapura road towards the police station it is taken as granted and not sure what authorities are sitting to act.. breeding ground for health hazard , pigeon infestation flies mosquito pest and also disturbing traffic on the road can we get some attention from the area corporater to take action