Rescue operations continue at the site of house collapse in East Delhi to search for about 20 people still feared trapped under the debris. The death toll in the tragedy has gone up to 67.The debris removal operations was affected due to rains today. No more bodies have so far been recovered since last night. Our correspondents, who visited different hospitals reports, most of the injured have been discharged.Speaking to our correspondent, Chunchun Yadav who lost seven of his relatives broke down while narrating the tale of his woes.The owner of the unauthorised five storey building Amrit Singh who was arrested yesterday has been remanded to two days judicial custody. The building inhabited by labourers from Bihar and West Bengal is located near the Yamuna river in East Delhi which collapsed on Monday. The residents staying in three nearby buildings have been shifted in the make shift camps. AIR correspondent after visting the ill-fated site adds the debris is expected to be cleared by tomorrow morning.Meanwhile, Delhi Government has ordered judicial inquiry into East Delhi building collapse. Former Delhi High Court Judge Justice Lokeshwar Prashad will conduct the inquiry and will file report in three months.In a related development, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, MCD has asked the occupants of 38 buildings in the area to evacuate immediately. According to a MCD spokesman, these buildings have been catagorised as dangerous. He said during a survey, basements of these buildings were found to be water-filled . The spokesman added that the MCD is carrying survey within a radius of 300 metres from Pushta Road where the building collapsed.
News On AIR | November 17, 2010 9:22 PM
Delhi building collapse: Govt orders judicial inquiry; Search operations on for 20 still feared trapped