The collapse of a building in Saidulajab that killed six people on Saturday has once again exposed Delhi’s long-running struggle to ensure structural safety in a city where millions live in buildings that have never undergone proper audits, despite years of court monitoring and repeated warnings about the widespread lack of building compliance. The illegally constructed building collapsed in south Delhi’s Saidulajab, killing at least six people. (Ishant Chauhan/Hindustan Times) The issue has been a recurring subject before the Delhi High Court, which has repeatedly examined the city’s preparedness for earthquakes and the condition of ageing and unsafe buildings. Also read | Building that collapsed in Delhi’s Saidulajab was ‘booked’ by MCD, but no action taken Delhi falls in Seismic Zone IV, making it vulnerable to strong earthquakes, and the court has on multiple occasions expressed concern over delays in carrying out structural safety audits and retrofitting risky structures. 6 year later, compliance remains limited In June 2020, acting on court directions, the three erstwhile municipal corporations fixed a six-month deadline for obtaining structural safety …