 "Delhi Police has so far arrested seven people in the aftermath of a tragic flooding incident at Rau's IAS coaching centre in Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar, which resulted in the deaths of three UPSC aspirants last week. PTI")
After three UPSC aspirants tragically lost their lives in a flooded basement at the Rau’s IAS Study Circle in Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar, Delhi Minister Atishi on Wednesday announced that the AAP government will soon bring out a law to regulate the infrastructure of coaching centres.
The dismal state of the buildings of training centres in the capital city has come into the spotlight with many students, teachers and parents demanding justice and better facilities for aspirants.
In a press conference, Atishi said that the basements of 30 other coaching centres have been sealed while 200 more such institutes that have been conducting classes illegally have been served notice. Among the coaching centres whose basements have been sealed are Drishti IAS, Vajiram, Sriram IAS, Sanskriti Academy, and IAS Gurukul.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Chief Secretary submitted the Magisterial Enquiry report to Atishi on Tuesday that shed light on the condition of the coaching centre where the three students died.
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Illegal classes, encroached drainage system and more
Atishi on Wednesday, listed out how the Rau’s IAS Study Circle flouted norms. Here’s what the preliminary inquiry reports reveal:
The area around the coaching centre was waterlogged owing to which the basement flooded after heavy rains in Delhi last week. The drain that was supposed to be functional was encroached leading to waterlogging
Classes were run in the basement illegally
The junior engineer, responsible for overlooking the safety of the basement, ignored the signs and has been terminated by the MCD
The coaching centre completely blocked the drainage system and failed to take additional measures to to avoid such accidents
The parking access to the institute is directly exposed to the road and in case of heavy rain, water instead of going into the stormwater drain enters directly into this parking area
Who has been arrested so far?
The deaths of three students – Shreya Yadav from Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni from Telangana, and Nevin Dalwin from Kerala – have triggered a massive uproar among people with the Bharatiya Janata Party blaming the ruling Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi over negligence.
So far, the Delhi Police have arrested seven people in connection to the case, including the driver of an SUV car who drove through the flooded road of Old Rajinder Nagar where the accident occurred.
Among the others who have been arrested in the case are the four basement owners, Rau Coaching Centre’s CEO and his coordinator.