The collapse of a five-storey building in Delhi’s Satya Niketan on September 6 killed seven people. The incident has exposed the precarious housing conditions for students in the capital, where the demand for affordable accommodation far outstrips the availability of institutional hostels.

Toppling of a building in Delhi intensifies discussions around university infrastructure and student safety

Students protest in Satya Niketan, alleging misreported death toll in building collapse as hundreds vacate unsafe accommodations.

Five building collapses in Delhi this year have claimed sixteen lives. Unregulated construction and ageing structures are common causes of these tragedies. A recent collapse in…