- By Nidhi Giri
- Wed, 31 Jul 2024 11:35 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Chandigarh administration has served notices to coaching centres that are currently operating in basements following the deaths of three UPSC aspirants in Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar IAS coaching centre. During inspections, teams found basements being used as reading rooms or for other activities.
After the inspection, coaching institutes were served notices to immediately vacate the basements. It is important to note that using basements in this manner is a violation of building bylaws.
A similar action was taken by the Bhopal district administration on Tuesday. The authorities sealed the basement and office of a coaching academy for IIT-JEE and NEET aspirants.
"We have sealed the Aurous Academy. During the inspection, it appeared to us that classes may have been conducted in the basement and to avoid any possibility of an accident in future, we have sealed the office of the institute. We have also closed the way to the basement and will ensure that it cannot be used. The way to the basement has also been sealed,” said Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Ashutosh Sharma, as quoted by news agency ANI.
"We will issue a notice and will investigate other points as well. We will submit our report to the government and if any other irregularities are found then action will be taken accordingly," he added.
Earlier, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav had directed civic bodies to inspect coaching classes operating in basements of buildings and ensure safety measures are in place on such premises.
The move comes after Delhi's Old Rajendra Nagar tragedy that claimed the lives of three students. IAS aspirants Shreya Yadav from Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni from Telangana and Navin Dalwin from Kerala died after the basement of Rau's IAS Study Circle, being used as a library, got flooded due to rains in the national capital on July 27.
