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Wall of newly built Delhi govt school collapses amid heavy rain

According to the IMD, Delhi is likely to witness 7.5 mm to 15 mm rainfall which can cause more trouble.

New Delhi: The wall of a newly built school in Delhi’s Sriniwaspuri collapsed amid rain on Sunday.

Shrinivaspuri is the Assembly constituency of Delhi’s Education Minister Atishi.

The school was built around four months ago at a cost of around Rs16 crore.

The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a Yellow Alert for Sunday.

According to the IMD, Delhi is likely to witness 7.5 mm to 15 mm rainfall which can cause more trouble.

Due to the rain, 15 buildings collapsed at various places in the national capital on Saturday.

One building collapsed on Sunday morning.

For the past two days, the entire NCR (National Capital Region) has been witnessing heavy rain, which has led to severe waterlogging problems and affected traffic flow.

This post was last modified on July 9, 2023 1:34 pm

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