PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 8 -- Following the collapse of a portion of a more than seven-decade-old building in the densely populated Shahganj locality on February 5, the Prayagraj Municipal Corporation (PMC) has once again begun issuing notices to owners of ageing structures, warning them of the risks and directing them to carry out repairs, vacate unsafe portions, or undertake demolition wherever required.

The PMC maintains that routine surveys are carried out to identify dilapidated structures and that cautionary notices are regularly issued; however, many residents continue to live in these buildings, raising serious safety concerns.

Around 600 families are residing in nearly 100 severely dilapidated buildings within the Prayagraj city limits,...