Mukherjee Nagar PGs in violation of bylaws: MCD

At least 100 paying guest (PG) accommodations in north Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar area are operating in violation of building by-law regulations, a survey by the building department of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has found.

- Paras Singh

A senior municipal official overseeing the door-to-door survey said that 104 PG units have been earmarked and showcause notices are being issued to the owners asking why the premises must not be sealed.

The four-day survey was carried out after a massive fire broke out last week in a women's PG unit in N Block, Mukherjee Nagar. At least 35 people were inside the four-storey building when the blaze broke out. Five people were injured in the incident.

"We have photographed these units. If a satisfactory answer is not provided to the show cause notice, it will be followed by a sealing drive," the official added.

MCD is focusing on PG accommodations operating in buildings more than 9 metres in height and have more than 20 people staying in them. The fire broke at the PG just a day after 20 coaching centres were sealed by the building department in the same area in the aftermath of a blaze in June