A day after three students were killed by sudden flooding in the basement of an IAS coaching centre in Delhi, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has sealed 13 coaching centres in the Old Rajinder Nagar area that were found to be in violation of guidelines.
Civic authorities conduct raids, seal institutes in Old Rajinder Nagar
On Sunday, a team from the civic body searched at various coaching centres in the neighborhood and sealed institutes that were doing commercial activities in the basement, according to Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi.
“After yesterday’s tragic incident, MCD has started the process of sealing all the coaching centres in Rajinder Nagar that were violating rules in the basement! If necessary, this campaign will be run all over Delhi!,” the Mayor wrote on X.
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Institutes sealed for illegal use of basements:
- IAS Gurukal
- Chahal Academy
- Plutus Academy
- Sai trading
- IAS setu
- Topper’s academy
- Dainik samwad
- Civil daily IAS
- Career Power
- 99 notes
- Vidya Guru
- Guidance IAS
- Eassy for IAS
Mayor promises inquiry to determine any MCD officers responsible for incident
Earlier today, Oberoi asked the MCD Commissioner to take “strict action” against all coaching facilities in Delhi that are under the civic body’s jurisdiction and conduct commercial activities in basements, which is a breach of building byelaws.
She further stated that an immediate investigation would be conducted to determine whether any MCD officers were responsible for the tragedy at Rau’s IAS Study Circle, where the students died. “If any official is found guilty, the strongest possible action will be taken against them,” she stated in a previous statement.
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Last year, following a massive fire at an IAS coaching institute in Mukherjee Nagar, a survey of such coaching centres that violated construction rules was undertaken. However, it is claimed that the civic body’s activity was halted midway.
In May of this year, the Delhi High Court asked the MCD and the Delhi Development Authority to immediately close coaching centers that violated fire safety standards.
