Regular monitoring

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Regular monitoring

Chandigarh is a hub of educational institutes and people from across the world come to study here. With the growing population of students, the number of PG accommodations is mushrooming. Due to greed, accommodation owners often violate the safety norms. Recent accident in Sector 32 where girls died due to asphyxiation is an eye-opener. The authorities concerned and the police should regularly check the PGs in the city. Charu Malhotra, Mohali

Shocking incident

It was shocking to know that three young girl students died and two sustained injuries after a fire broke out in an unregistered paying guest (PG) accommodation in Sector 32. Several PGs in the city are operating without registration and owners violate all safety norms. Such PGs are usually overcrowded. Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula authorities should check the PGs — space available and persons living in one room. M Lal Garg

No lessons learnt

When in May 2019, 20 students were killed and several injured after a major fire broke out at a coaching centre in Surat, the Chandigarh Administration had also issued notices to educational institutions and other public buildings across the city. Now, students have again lost their lives due to carelessness of the authorties and the police. Had timely actions been taken to plug the loopholes in the system, the tragedy in Sector 32 could have been averted. SK Khosla