GS4 · UPSC Mains

You are the Commissioner of a city municipal corporation. Recognizing the state of some of the old buildings, you have categorised these under the list of dilapidated buildings. You have also issued an advisory to residents regarding the status and hazards of living in such buildings and asked them to vacate the premises. However, even after such a notification, residents continue to occupy such buildings and refuse to vacate. These are mostly poor people who have no other alternative available and would be rendered homeless if they vacate the premises. While you are trying to figure a way out for these people, your worst fears come true when one of the four-storeyed buildings on the list collapsed after heavy rains. Following the incident, public outrage led to accusations against the corporation for not getting the building vacated. (a) What challenges do you face as the Commissioner in this situation? Highlight the steps you will take to address these. (b) What measures will you take to prevent reoccurrence of such unfortunate incidents? (Answer in 250 words)

250 words · 11 toppers answered this

Topper	Rank	Source	Copy
Shubham Raghuvanshi	—	VisionIAS	p.37
Ganesh Kumar Baskar	—	VisionIAS	p.37
Ayush Khare	—	VisionIAS	p.37
Aditya Bansal	—	VisionIAS	p.37
Kumar Biswaranjan	—	VisionIAS	p.37
Nidhi Thakur	—	VisionIAS	p.37
Rajat Ravindra Ubhaykar	—	VisionIAS	p.37
Akshay Pillay	—	VisionIAS	p.37
Manush Pareek	—	VisionIAS	p.37
Nishant Saurabh	—	VisionIAS	p.37
Shubham Raghuvanshi	—	UnlockIAS	p.37