New Delhi, June 3 -- In the wake of the building collapse in south Delhi's Saidulajab that claimed six lives, chief minister Rekha Gupta has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to undertake a citywide audit of unauthorised constructions and buildings found to be in violation of prescribed norms, officials familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Gupta has asked MCD commissioner Sanjeev Khirwar to submit a detailed report on illegal constructions, particularly unauthorised additional floors, identified across residential, commercial and market areas, along with details of the action taken against them, officials said.

The directions were issued after a five-storey building collapsed near Saket on May 30, killing five young...