With the Delhi High Court’s October 12 deadline to vacate the “structurally unsafe“ Signature View Apartments in Mukherjee Nagar expiring, authorities on Monday disconnected water and electricity supplies to the complex, with over 50 families still occupying the premises.
Officials from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Tata Power, Delhi Jal Board, and Delhi Police carried out the disconnection procedure following a September 29 meeting, during which the Civil Lines Deputy Commissioner directed that all essential services be halted to enforce the eviction.
Gaurav Pandey, secretary of the Residents’ Welfare Association (RWA), said 286 families have already moved out. “Fifty-six families vacated in the last three days, and another 30-35 were in the process of leaving this week,” he said. “We had requested a two-week extension for the remaining families, but this morning we saw all officials deployed, and water and electricity were disconnected.”
Residents cite challenges such as finding new homes near offices and schools as reasons for the delay. Roopesh, 53, who is set to move into a rented flat in two days, said his family will stay with relatives temporarily. “By 11 a.m., police were here, and the connections were cut. We had stored some water in anticipation,” he said.
