Delhi CM instructs officials to provide all support to next kin of deceased in Paharganj building collapse incident

ANI May 18, 2025 361 views

A tragic building collapse in Delhi's Paharganj area has claimed three lives and left one injured. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has instructed officials to provide immediate assistance to the affected families. Rescue operations were conducted by NDRF and Delhi Fire Services, with victims including migrant workers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. This incident follows another fatal building collapse in Mustafabad last month.

"A unfortunate basement wall collapse was reported at an under-construction building in Paharganj. It has claimed three precious lives & leaves one seriously injured." – Delhi CMO
New Delhi, May 18: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has expressed condolences over the death of three people following the collapse of an under-construction building in Delhi's Paharganj area and instructed the officials to provide all necessary support to the family of the deceased and injured.

Key Points

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Three dead and one injured in Paharganj building collapse

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Victims include contractor and migrant workers from Bihar, UP

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NDRF and fire services conducted rescue operations

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CM orders full support for victims' families

The incident happend on Saturday evening which claimes the lives of three while one other was left injured.

According to a post from Chief Minister's Office, District Magistrate of Central Delhi, Karol Bagh SDM, MCD along withDelhi police officials visited the incident site.

"A unfortunate basement wall collapse was reported at an under-construction building in Paharganj. It has claimed three precious lives & leaves one seriously injured. DM Central, SDM Karol Bagh, MCD & Delhi Police officials visited the incident site," the Delhi CMO stated.

https://x.com/CMODelhi/status/1923792362414686483

The CM's office further informed that DM Central has been directed to provide all possible assistance and help to the next of kin of the deceased and injured.

"Rescue operations were carried out by Delhi fire Service & NDRF personnel. DM central has been directed to provide all assistance and help to the next of kin of the deceased and injured. Our thoughts are with the families of deceased," the post added.

According to the officials, two of the deceased were from Bihar and one from Uttar Pradesh.

Prabhu (65), Niranjan (40), and Roshan (35) were killed in the incident while Chuttan (35) was admitted to the hospital with injuries. Prabhu was the contractor while the other two deceased were the workers hired by him.

Earlier, Assistant Divisional Officer (ADO) of Delhi Fire Service, Manish Kumar said that the fire station in Connaught Place was able to respond first to the incident.

"We received the call at PM. The crew from the nearest fire station Connaught Place, immediately left. As soon as the team reached here, they sent two people to the hospital in an ambulance. Right now, one person is injured and three people have died," Kumar told ANI.

NDRF officials were also brought in a dog squad to help with searching through the rubble at the site.

In a separate incident which occurred last month on April 19, a building collapse in Mustafabad area of Delhi claimed 11 lives.

Reader Comments

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Rahul K.
Tragic incident. While the CM's response is good, we need stricter enforcement of building safety norms in Delhi. How many more lives will be lost before authorities take construction violations seriously? 😔
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Priya M.
My heart goes out to the families, especially the workers from UP and Bihar who come to Delhi for livelihood. Hope the compensation reaches them quickly. The government should also provide free education to their children.
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Amit S.
Another building collapse in Delhi? This is becoming too frequent. The MCD needs complete overhaul - corruption in giving building approvals must stop. Safety should be priority #1.
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Sunita T.
Appreciate the quick response from fire services and NDRF. But why was an elderly 65-year-old still working as contractor? Shows how tough life is for our migrant workers. We need better social security.
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Vikram J.
The CM's tweet is fine but what concrete action will be taken against the builders violating norms? Just last month 11 died in Mustafabad. Enough of condolences, we need accountability!
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Neha P.
So sad 😢 These workers build our homes but live in such unsafe conditions themselves. Hope the injured recovers soon. The government should make mandatory insurance for all construction workers.

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