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‘Situation being closely monitored’: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta and minister Kapil Mishra visit boys’ PG collapse site

From Hindustan Times · () English

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  • A building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area on Sunday, prompting a search and rescue operation by multiple emergency agencies.
  • Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Labour Minister Kapil Mishra visited the site, while an adjacent building was evacuated as a precaution.
  • Police said six people had been rescued and taken to hospitals; the collapsed 40-to-50-year-old building housed PG accommodation, and basement repair work was underway.

Six people have been rescued and taken to hospital after a building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area, while teams continued searching the debris on Sunday.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Labour Minister Kapil Mishra visited the site in RK Puram as agencies including the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, the National Disaster Response Force, Delhi Fire Services, Delhi Police, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, CATS and Civil Defence worked to find anyone still trapped.

Deeply concerned by the building collapse incident at Satya Niketan, RK Puram. Teams from DDMA, NDRF, Delhi Fire Services, Delhi Police, MCD, CATS and Civil Defence are carrying out rescue operations on a war footing. The adjacent building has been vacated as a precautionary measure. Every possible effort is being made to safely rescue those trapped and provide immediate assistance to the affected families.

· Rekha GuptaDelhi’s chief minister described the emergency response and the evacuation of the adjacent building in a post on X.

Gupta said the neighboring building had been vacated as a precaution. “Deeply concerned by the building collapse incident at Satya Niketan, RK Puram. Teams from DDMA, NDRF, Delhi Fire Services, Delhi Police, MCD, CATS and Civil Defence are carrying out rescue operations on a war footing,” she said in a post on X. She added that authorities were making every effort to rescue those trapped safely and assist affected families.

The situation is being closely monitored, and all concerned agencies are working in coordination. The safety and well-being of every citizen remain our highest priority.

· Rekha GuptaGupta said authorities were closely monitoring the collapse response.

Delhi Police said the fire department received an alert at about 1:30 p.m., after which emergency and disaster-response teams were sent to the scene. According to a local inquiry cited by police, the building was 40 to 50 years old, with a basement and five upper floors, and was being used as paying-guest accommodation. Repair work was taking place in the basement when the collapse occurred.

“The situation is being closely monitored, and all concerned agencies are working in coordination,” Gupta said, adding that citizen safety remained the authorities’ highest priority.

So far, six people have been rescued and shifted to hospitals. Search and rescue operations are continuing.

· Delhi PolicePolice gave an update on the rescue effort.
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