Nikhil M. Babu interviews Ashok Kumar Jain, retired Commissioner (Planning) of DDA
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Delhi urgently needs structural urban reforms, not paper regularisation of unauthorised colonies, to prevent collapses and fires.
On repeated building collapses, retired DDA officer says Delhi needs structural changes
Multiple building collapses and fires in unauthorised or illegal constructions, killing several people just this year, have once again exposed the larger urban infrastructure problem of Delhi, where lakhs of people are living in unplanned areas
Updated - November 06, 2026 01:10 pm IST - New Delhi
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