{"id":18093,"date":"2026-06-07T19:36:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/delhi-demolition-drive-mcd-pulls-down-multi-storey-building-in-khanpur-after-hotel-fire-kills-21-delhi-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T19:36:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:06:34","slug":"delhi-demolition-drive-mcd-pulls-down-multi-storey-building-in-khanpur-after-hotel-fire-kills-21-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/delhi-demolition-drive-mcd-pulls-down-multi-storey-building-in-khanpur-after-hotel-fire-kills-21-delhi-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi demolition drive: MCD pulls down multi-storey building in Khanpur after hotel fire kills 21 | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<div class=\"aHAWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131565954,imgsize-39936,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/131565954.jpg\" title=\"\u2018Electric Stove Exploded, Then\u2026: What Chef Told Police In Malviya Nagar Hotel Fire\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdersrc=\"\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" msid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" alt=\"\u2018Electric Stove Exploded, Then\u2026: What Chef Told Police In Malviya Nagar Hotel Fire\" class=\"undefined\"\/><\/div>\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined   YjeWt\" style=\"top:0px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/municipal-corporation-of-delhi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Municipal Corporation of Delhi<\/a> (MCD) on Sunday demolished a multi-storey building in the Khanpur area as part of its ongoing drive against unauthorised constructions across the capital following a hotel fire that claimed 21 lives.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The action comes in line with chief minister Rekha Gupta&#8217;s zero-tolerance policy towards illegal constructions and unauthorised activities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>The civic body has been carrying out a city-wide enforcement campaign since June 1, during which several properties have been demolished or sealed for violating building regulations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Reacting to the ongoing action, BJP MLA from Malviya Nagar, Satish Upadhyay, said:<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>&#8220;To ensure the safety of the people and avoid mishappenings, the Delhi government is carrying out such drives at various parts of the city state.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Since June 1, the MCD has demolished 94 properties and sealed 114 others across Delhi, officials said. The drive gained momentum after a fire at a guest house in south Delhi&#8217;s Malviya Nagar claimed 21 lives, raising concerns over building safety and illegal commercial operations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>According to officials, enforcement teams, supported by Delhi Police, have been carrying out demolition and sealing operations in several parts of the city against properties found violating building bylaws.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>In the South Zone alone, action has been taken against multiple properties in areas including Said-ul-Azaib, Hauz Rani, Khirki Extension, Savitri Nagar, Khanpur and Gautam Nagar. Since June 1, a total of 41 demolition and sealing actions have been carried out in these localities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Many of the properties targeted during the drive were allegedly involved in unauthorised construction or were being used as bed-and-breakfast establishments and commercial facilities without complying with prescribed regulations and safety standards, officials said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>The MCD said it has also issued 158 notices since June 1, including notices related to unauthorised construction, sealing and demolition orders.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/delhi-demolition-drive-mcd-pulls-down-multi-storey-building-in-khanpur-after-hotel-fire-kills-21\/articleshow\/131565790.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Sunday demolished a multi-storey building in the Khanpur area as part of its ongoing drive against unauthorised constructions across the capital following a hotel fire that claimed 21 lives.The action comes in line with chief minister Rekha Gupta&#8217;s zero-tolerance policy towards illegal constructions and unauthorised activities.The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-delhi"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18093\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}