New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG), Taranjit Singh Sandhu, along with Chief Minister (CM) Rekha Gupta and Urban Development (UD) Minister Ashish Sood, on Monday chaired a meeting to review the action taken after the building collapse in Satya Niketan near the South Campus of Delhi University and discuss further measures for students living in Paying Guest (PG) accommodations in the city.

At the outset, the LG pointed out that the problems of students living in PG accommodations were a grave one and required short-term as well as long-term solutions. The LG stressed regulatory checks and enforcement measures against buildings that were running as PG accommodations without ensuring proper structural safety. To this effect...