@Neyawn I think the issue is far bigger than basement classes, or libraries. As Professor Manoj Jha said in the Parliament we have become a country of accidents. In my opinion, the final solution should be:
- Disaster preparedness and infrastructure resilience should take center stage of debates, policy formulations, and judicial pronouncements.
- We should bring a holistic bill for building safety norms, for residential and commercial. It should be nationwide and execution should be region-specific, keeping in mind the geographical, climatic, demographic, and other conditions.
- The focus should be more on execution. We can put in a criminal negligence clause on the part of the officer in charge, and also a stipulated time frame to implement the provisions of the bill. If any mishaps occur, there can be a criminal offense provision for the owner of the building as well.
- Overall, I believe we have a tendency to discuss and forget things if any nationwide significant action is not taken . We are protesting for the past 4 days incessantly but I am worried about the memory of this protest in the minds of authorities, policy makers and most importantly citizens.
