New Delhi, April 21 -- The house that collapsed in Nehru Vihar area of Seelampur on Saturday was part of unauthorised colony, according to the statement issued by MCD. The colony has buildings rising up five and sixth floors. It is indeed a moot point how such colony with massive unauthorised construction have mushroomed and that too with buildings have grown into fifth and sixth floors.
"It deserves a detailed inquiry as to how and why this has happened. The MCD does not sanction any building plans in such colonies that are unauthorised. As per the report of zonal authorities, the building that collapsed was old. The owners and violators sometimes construct a building and then keep on adding floor after floor without bothering at all abou...