‘Delhi mein sab chalta hai’: 2 tragedies in 3 months add to city's civic failures
Recent building collapses and fires in Delhi have sparked concerns over systemic civic failures and illegal property modifications. Authorities are investigating how buildings licensed for residential use were converted into commercial spaces without proper safety measures.
Why it matters
These tragedies highlight critical issues in urban planning, building safety enforcement, and the consequences of regulatory negligence.
NEW DELHI: “Delhi mein sab chalta hai," three months ago, those words surfaced in the aftermath of Delhi’s Malviya Nagar B&B fire — a tragedy that eventually claimed 23 lives.Now, after another deadly disaster in the capital, the words echo again.This time, it is not a fire but a five-storey building in Satya Niketan that came crashing down, killing seven people — five students and two labourers.Two tragedies. Two different locations. But behind both lies the same uncomfortable question: How much can be altered, ignored or allowed before a building becomes a death trap?The Malviya Nagar B&B tragedy had already exposed how far a property could drift from what it was legally meant to be.The building was more than two decades old when Lovkesh Bajaj bought it from another businessman three years earlier.
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