00:00Well right now I am present at New Ashok Nagar which is at the border of Delhi and Noida and
00:05there are multiple areas like Satya Niketan, Malvinagar, Rohini where there are cracks in
00:12residential buildings. This is the area where you know multiple buildings can be witnessed.
00:19Those have in which cracks have been developed but the government, the authorities have not
00:24taken any kind of action. I am present in E block and on my left hand side is the residents
00:29of
00:29local councillor Sanjeev Singh and you can see as to how this house is in such a great condition
00:35that nothing can happen to this house. It can withstand heavy rains and also heavy winds
00:44but right in front of his house is a house which has developed cracks. You can clearly
00:50see as to how there are multiple cracks have come in this building and people are still
00:54residing in these residential buildings. Right next to this building there are multiple
00:59buildings in which there is accommodation, there are rented accommodation, PG accommodation
01:06and all these houses have been constructed without following any kind of rules and regulations.
01:12Apart from that you can also see web of wires, electrical wires and imagine if any short circuit
01:17happens this entire area can catch fire and there will be no way for people to even run.
01:24Why? Because these are very narrow lanes. These lanes will take a lot of time. The authorities,
01:33fire fighting vehicles, cranes will take a lot of time to even enter in these areas and you can see
01:39as to how the entire area is skewed, narrow and this shows how you know despite multiple incidents,
01:47no actions have been taken by the authorities. At the same time illegal construction is also happening
01:54right in front of the residents of councillor and this shows how a councillor even having knowledge of these
02:02constructions, illegal construction has not taken any kind of action. You can see as to how there are multiple houses
02:07in
02:08dilapidated condition and no actions have been taken. Instead there are constructions, those are still happening, fresh construction without
02:15following any kind of rules and regulations, those are supposed to be followed. So this shows as to how
02:21there are multiple areas in Delhi like Satya Niketan, like Malvinagar and also like Rohini where the
02:29residential buildings have developed cracks, dilapidated condition is there of the houses and it seems like
02:38authorities despite knowing no actions, they are not taking any kind of action. You can see as to how this
02:43is
02:43another residential building where you can see as to how cracks have been developed. The lower area of
02:51the extended version, extended part of this house can clearly be seen here which is in complete
02:58dilapidated condition and anytime this house can turn into rubble, this house can you know collapse
03:06and this is the condition of Ashoknagar. At the same time in the same area you can see as to
03:13how
03:13illegal construction is still going on. This is a lane where two houses are being constructed and
03:19there is no space for construction, still the construction is going on and no rules and
03:25regulations are being followed. In fact construction is underway right next to the house which is
03:30itself in a dilapidated condition and both the houses facing each other have developed cracks. So this
03:36shows that all the rules and regulations are being flouted in open. We spoke to councillor, he told us
03:43that he keeps on you know keeps on making people aware about these situations, about the conditions,
03:51about the rules and regulations which have to be followed but people are not following this. The point
03:56here is that when will authorities take action, when will they make rules, when will they ensure that no such
04:04Satya Niketan incident again repeats in national capital. With video journalist Sanjeev, I am Piyush Mishra in Delhi, Pundiraday.
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