Taking a major step after three UPSC aspirants died due to flooding of the basement at Rau's IAS coaching institute in Delhi's Old Rajendra Nagar, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has sealed the basements of 13 Civil Services Institutes. The corporation's crackdown against properties violating building bylaws has come in response to the harrowing incident that occurred on Saturday evening, triggering massive protests by students in the Old Rajendra Nagar area.

Tariq Thomas, Additional Commissioner MCD, said, "We have started the action since evening. Three basements (coaching centres running in the basement) have been closed and we will take further action in the coming days. The government has ordered an inquiry." Aishe Ghosh, former JNU president told ANI, "We reached Old Rajendra Nagar soon after receiving the info of the incident. One of the students who has died is a PhD holder from JNU. This is a very shocking incident. Students come from far areas to study here and there is no facility available for them. This is a sad thing."