MCD orders probe into building collapse



New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Saturday ordered a vigilance enquiry into the building collapse here which claimed at least four lives and suspended two engineers for negligence of duty.

Municipal Commissioner K S Mehra ordered the vigilance inquiry in the Uttam Nagar building collapse and directed it to submit its report within seven days.

He also ordered suspension of Assistant Engineer P P Puri and Junior Engineer Sumit Meena responsible for the area.

Mehra has also directed all the Deputy Commissioners of Zones to be very sensitive and vigilant against illegal building activities.

PTI