Delhi civic body intensifies demolition drive days after Satya Niketan tragedy

The MCD has intensified demolition and enforcement action across all 12 Delhi zones after the Satya Niketan building collapse killed seven people. The drive underlines a wider push to curb unsafe buildings, illegal construction and misuse of properties.The action has intensified days after the collapse of a paying guest accommodation in Satya Niketan killed seven people and injured at least five. (Photo: PTI)The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Thursday continued its demolition and enforcement drive against dangerous buildings, unauthorised construction and violations of building norms across all 12 zones of the national capital.The action has intensified days after the collapse of a paying guest accommodation in Satya Niketan killed seven people and injured at least five.The civic body also resumed the controlled demolition of the building next to the one that collapsed on September 6 in Satya Niketan. Officials said the structure was being demolished in a calibrated manner as part of the wider crackdown on unauthorised construction, illegal misuse of properties and structurally unsafe buildings across Delhi.Visuals from areas such as Laxmi Nagar, Jagatpuri and Pandav Nagar showed civic teams carrying out demolition and enforcement action against structures found to be in violation of building norms. In the last two to three days, MCD teams also took action in Vishwas Nagar, Mukherjee Nagar, Jamia Nagar, Shaheen Bagh, Tilak Nagar, Karam Pura, Karol Bagh, Ramesh Nagar, Mansarovar Garden, Chandni Chowk and Nehru Vihar, with the drive expected to continue there.As part of a safety assessment exercise launched after the Satya Niketan incident, the MCD surveyed 1,252 paying guest buildings between September 7 and 9. Official records show that between June 1 and September 9, the civic body carried out 1,053 demolition actions, sealed 491 properties, and issued 2,316 show-cause notices and 757 demolition notices across the city.- EndsPublished By: India Today Web Desk Published On: Sep 10, 2026 10:48 IST