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South Delhi building collapse: Nadda speaks to CM, assures full central support
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A five-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Satya Niketan, killing three students. Several other students were injured in the incident and are receiving medical assistance. Rescue operations are underway to find individuals still trapped under the debris. Authorities are assessing the situation and providing necessary support to those affected. The building owner is being sought as an FIR registration is in process.

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New Delhi: Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Sunday spoke to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and took stock of the situation following the collapse of a five-storey building in south Delhi's Satya Niketan, which left three students dead and several others injured.



Nadda assured the chief minister of all necessary support from the Union health ministry and called on the directors of AIIMS and other central government hospitals in Delhi to provide all possible medical assistance to those injured in the incident, official sources said.



The five-storey building, almost 50 years old, housing a boys' hostel, collapsed in a congested bylane in Satya Niketan near Delhi University's South Campus on Sunday afternoon.

Locals claimed that water collection over days of rain in the basement had weakened the building's foundation, leading to its eventual collapse.



Teams of Delhi Police, NDRF, Delhi Fire Service and DDMA, along with fire tenders and CATS ambulances, reached the spot and commenced rescue operations.



The area is marked by narrow, congested bylanes lined with eateries and PG accommodations catering mainly to students.



The densely packed buildings and heavy student presence often leave little room for movement, with locals saying most of the students staying in the locality were from Keralam, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and study at colleges across the road.



As rescue teams worked through the debris, locals also joined the frantic efforts, using their bare hands and whatever tools they could find to search for those buried underneath.



Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Lieutenant Governor Taranjeet Singh Sandhu, Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar, and MP Bansuri Swaraj rushed to the spot after the incident.



Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed his grief at the deaths.



He said he spoke to the chief minister, the police commissioner, and the NDMA director general for an assessment of the situation on the ground.



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"The injured are being given all necessary medical assistance. Praying for the speedy recovery of all those injured," he wrote on X.



The Joint Commissioner of Police, New Delhi Range, DCP Southwest and Additional DCP are supervising the operation, an officer said, adding that the building was known as 'Hostel Daze' and its owner is based in Gurugram.



The process to register an FIR is underway, and seven to eight teams are searching for the building's owner.



"The exact number of persons trapped/injured is still not known at present. Further details will be shared as and when confirmed," Delhi Police said in a statement.

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