The inquiry group accused MCD officers of encroachment into storm water drains and lack of clearing of silt.
New Delhi:
A magisterial inquiry into the loss of life of three UPSC cadets who have been drowned within the basement of the teaching middle has revealed that a number of legal guidelines have been maliciously violated by the MCD and the hearth division.
“The homeowners and administration of RAU IAS Research Circle are additionally accountable for legal negligence for harmful misuse of the basement with no regard for the security of scholars’ lives,” the report submitted to the Income Minister on Wednesday mentioned.
On July 27, three civil service aspirants died when the basement of a coaching middle constructing in central Delhi’s Previous Rajinder Nagar space flooded attributable to heavy rains.
Stories revealed that MCD and hearth division officers had seen “irregularities” within the constructing earlier than, however they took no motion.
An inquiry performed by the District Justice of the Peace (Central) revealed that the constructing during which the tutoring middle is positioned has been granted permission for “workplace/industrial” use and due to this fact no hearth safety “NOC” was required.
Nonetheless, the report mentioned it did require a no-objection certificates from the hearth service as a result of it was for “academic functions” and was over 9 meters tall.
After a fireplace broke out at a coaching institute in Mukherjee Nagar on August 4, 2023, the MCD issued a discover alleging “misuse” of the property.
“The failure to seal the basement after the abuse discover was issued, not even mentioning this within the show-cause discover and deceptive the Deputy Commissioner as to the factual location of the abuse website seems to be deliberate misconduct on the a part of the involved individuals with malicious intent. MCD Engineer within the Constructing Division,” the report mentioned.
The hearth division mentioned that throughout the inspection on July 1 this yr, the hearth division additionally didn’t point out to the MCD that the basement of the constructing was being “misused” as a library.
“The Hearth Division shouldn’t have issued a fireplace security certificates dated July 9, 2024, concealing the misuse of the basement as a library, in violation of the Constructing By-laws provisions of MPD-2021. It is a severe failure of the Hearth Division. Service Inspection Staff ,” the report acknowledged.
It additionally accused MCD officers of encroachment into storm water drains and lack of clearing of silt.
It’s mentioned that the drainage ditches within the space are susceptible to waterlogging as a result of low-lying terrain, however they haven’t been desilted previously 5 years.
The Income Minister of the Delhi authorities ordered an investigation and submitted a preliminary report on the matter on July 29.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has taken over the investigation into the tragedy based mostly on the Delhi Excessive Court docket order on August 2.
The investigation recorded statements from 15 individuals, together with college students and officers from numerous departments.
The report accuses the MCD of “passing the buck” and “passing the buck” to cowl up its failure in desilting drains on either side of the highway the place the constructing is positioned.
The report really useful that the Ministry of Public Safety conduct an in depth investigation to determine these accountable and take strict motion in opposition to them.
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