India, July 1 -- The residents are blaming the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) for the collapse of five-story building in Shimla's Bhattakufer. Residents are demanding accountability from the executing company and NHAI. The administration, including the local MLA and cabinet minister Anirudh Singh visited the site. Authorities have promised a fair inquiry and have begun structural assessment of nearby buildings while relief and rehabilitation efforts are going on.

"The building was named as Raj Niwas and we vacated it the last night only. One can see that the building collapsed owing to the cutting by NHAI for four-laning work of the Dhalli bypass. The cutting caused damaged to the building in the area and we had been raising ...