Laxminagar Building Collapse- Life Collapse or Law Collapse?
Source:Indiareport
Another ghastly building collapse in Delhi after Metro bridge collapse! The grave incident shattered the heart of India. Four-storey building that is fifteen-year-old collapsed in the congested area of Laxminagar, Delhi resulting in the murder of more than hundred poor people. All poor people were of the labor class.
What is the reason of Collapse? The foundation of the old building could have been weakened when water of the Yamuna River flooded the area. But was that the reason of collapse? An illegal fifth floor was also under construction when the four-storey building came crashing down.
When any new construction is done, a certificate is issued mentioning the life span of the building. Once the life span of the building is over (or we had better say when it is expired), the building should be demolished and rebuilt. Otherwise these types of incidents will keep reoccurring. Will the chief minister take action to identify all unauthorized or overly aged constructions in Delhi and bring them down?
What is Government Doing? Delhi Government pretends to be awaken by the mishappening and MCD is ordered to conduct a survey on all buildings in that zone of Delhi to prevent building collapse in future. The kind Delhi Government mercifully announced an ex-gratia of Rs two lakh each to the families of those killed and Rs one lakh to those injured. Can money really compensate the loss of life? If a family member of a rich will be killed then even Delhi Government will offer the same? Most of the workers killed were the only earning hand of the family.
Who Is Responsible? is a case of negligence— negligence of Delhi Government of constructing unauthorized floors above the building or letting people die, by allowing mass of buildings near Yamuna River Bank. The area of east Delhi is so busy and congested that it was very difficult for cranes to go in to rescue the trapped workers under the debris of collapsed building. Or, no care was there, as it was the home to poor. Who is responsible? Blame is on everyone Government officials, contractor, property owner, tenants, laborers, Delhi population, nature or etc. Government must fill the vacuum. A quick enquiry should be setup to go into root cause of the incident.
What Government Should Do? Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit knows well how to make resentful faces when people bitterly criticize this incidents. She tried to sympathize by saying that strict action will be taken against found wrongdoing. But when? After few weeks& months, everybody will forget the incident. So will the Government. Again, how will be wrongdoing found? We are talking about corruption also. Nobody is thinking, how to keep track on it? Government needs to develop a standard operating procedure for each work. Every work or procedure should have a timeline and assigned officials should finish it in the particular time. If deadline is crossed, Government should take a strict action against those officials (even the termination of the employment should be done). Yearly or quarterly, performances of Government employees should be evaluated. There can be several other measures Government can implement to lessen the wrongdoings within time. To prevent these incidents in future, Government should make strict laws and most importantly should know how to implement them.
I’m hungry for quick action. We all are hungry for quick action.
What is the reason of Collapse? The foundation of the old building could have been weakened when water of the Yamuna River flooded the area. But was that the reason of collapse? An illegal fifth floor was also under construction when the four-storey building came crashing down.
When any new construction is done, a certificate is issued mentioning the life span of the building. Once the life span of the building is over (or we had better say when it is expired), the building should be demolished and rebuilt. Otherwise these types of incidents will keep reoccurring. Will the chief minister take action to identify all unauthorized or overly aged constructions in Delhi and bring them down?
What is Government Doing? Delhi Government pretends to be awaken by the mishappening and MCD is ordered to conduct a survey on all buildings in that zone of Delhi to prevent building collapse in future. The kind Delhi Government mercifully announced an ex-gratia of Rs two lakh each to the families of those killed and Rs one lakh to those injured. Can money really compensate the loss of life? If a family member of a rich will be killed then even Delhi Government will offer the same? Most of the workers killed were the only earning hand of the family.
Who Is Responsible? is a case of negligence— negligence of Delhi Government of constructing unauthorized floors above the building or letting people die, by allowing mass of buildings near Yamuna River Bank. The area of east Delhi is so busy and congested that it was very difficult for cranes to go in to rescue the trapped workers under the debris of collapsed building. Or, no care was there, as it was the home to poor. Who is responsible? Blame is on everyone Government officials, contractor, property owner, tenants, laborers, Delhi population, nature or etc. Government must fill the vacuum. A quick enquiry should be setup to go into root cause of the incident.
What Government Should Do? Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit knows well how to make resentful faces when people bitterly criticize this incidents. She tried to sympathize by saying that strict action will be taken against found wrongdoing. But when? After few weeks& months, everybody will forget the incident. So will the Government. Again, how will be wrongdoing found? We are talking about corruption also. Nobody is thinking, how to keep track on it? Government needs to develop a standard operating procedure for each work. Every work or procedure should have a timeline and assigned officials should finish it in the particular time. If deadline is crossed, Government should take a strict action against those officials (even the termination of the employment should be done). Yearly or quarterly, performances of Government employees should be evaluated. There can be several other measures Government can implement to lessen the wrongdoings within time. To prevent these incidents in future, Government should make strict laws and most importantly should know how to implement them.
I’m hungry for quick action. We all are hungry for quick action.
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