The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Sunday sealed 13 illegally run basements of coaching centers in Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar, a day after three civil service aspirants died after being trapped in the flooded basement of Rau’s IAS Study Centre amid heavy rainfall. According to a statement by the MCD, the sealed coaching centres were found to be operating in basements in violation of rules. Here is the complete list of coaching centers that have been sealed.
- AS Gurukul
- Chahal Academy
- Plutus Academy
- Sai Trading
- IAS Setu
- Topper’s Academy
- Dainik Samvad
- Civils Daily IAS
- Career Power
- 99 Notes
- Vidya Guru
- Guidance IAS
- Easy for IAS
The crackdown by the authorities came after mounting pressure from student’s protesting, demanding justice from the government and action against illegally used basements.
Rau’s IAS coaching centre, had at least 30 students, out of which 12 to 14 were rescued and taken to the hospital, and others managed to escape. However, three students died due to being trapped in the flooded basement.
The incident happened at 6:35 pm on Saturday after rainwater filled the basement of the coaching centre. The police and the fire department officials received a call at around 7:10 pm.
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