India, Sept. 7 -- On Sunday afternoon, the news of a building collapse in Satya Niketan jolted the Capital. The premises of this building was being used as a paying guest (PG) accommodation for students, mainly those enrolled in the nearby colleges of Delhi University's South Campus. And amid the heartbreaking photos and videos from the site, circulating on social media, what also surfaced and caught attention were the messages of support posted by official/unofficial social media accounts of several DU colleges.

"Around 80 students took shelter in our college premises that night," informs Aditya Kumar, a second-year student of Motilal Nehru College, adding, "Some of those in nearby buildings were asked to evacuate, and we guided them to...