Dr Rahul Srivastava

Family Doctor, explorer, lifelong learner. Founder of A4 Medicine—innovating healthcare one idea at a time

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

@Bagheera_70 Calling Akshardham a “giant heat island” because it uses stone is absurdly simplistic. It is a monumental temple complex, not a public park. Critique floodplain planning if you wish but dismissing an architectural marvel because it has stone courtyards is criticism without logic

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

@PrabhuChawla From building regulation to traffic,India seems unwilling to enforce everyday discipline.We can deliver it in the armed forces, defence ISRO—so capability isn’t the issue.The problem is political will.Until leaders treat civic governance as seriously, this disorder will continue.

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

Delhi’s collapsing script:

Tragedy → deaths → suspensions → inquiry → survey → promises → repeat.

I looked back at major Delhi building collapses over nearly a decade.

The disturbing question isn’t what happened this week.

It is why we still haven’t learnt.

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

Delhi repeatedly discovers danger
after the building has fallen.

Then:

Collapse
↓
Deaths
↓
Suspensions
↓
Inquiry
↓
Survey
↓
Promises
↓
Public memory fades
↓
Repeat
Delhi does not need another inspection drive.
It needs wholesale reform of municipal building regulation

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

“We have been here before”
2018 — Ashok Vihar: 7 dead
2021 — Sabzi Mandi: 2 dead
2022 — Lahori Gate: 3 dead
2024 — Karol Bagh: 4 dead
2025 — Mustafabad: 11 dead
2026 — Saidulajab: 6 dead
2026 — Satya Niketan: 7 dead

Different buildings. Different governments.
same outcome

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

DELHI’S COLLAPSING SCRIPT
Tragedy → Suspension → Survey → Repeat
Why does Delhi keep losing lives to building collapses—and keep responding with the same script?

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

@sabeer You’re judging what is easiest to see: bridges, airports and factories. India is building deeper strengths—IT, entrepreneurship and growth with debate, elections and no political purges. China’s model also carries opacity and IP concerns. What shines today is not the whole story.

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

@sabeer Just visit China & test the comparison properly. Criticise the state publicly, organise dissent, or keep posting uncomfortable facts &see how much freedom you actually have. Economic success matters—but so do civil liberties. India should improve without copying authoritarianism.

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

@sabeer Those numbers don’t tell the whole story. China’s growth came with a political system India should not romanticise. Try sustained public criticism of the state in Beijing. India’s real challenge is harder: growth, education and competent governance without sacrificing liberty.

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

@gupta_rekha You have a unique opportunity to truly clean Delhi. Forget cosmetic beautification. Control litter, enforce cleanliness and make the whole city consistently clean. A spotless 2 km stretch beside 10 km of garbage is not beautification—it is failure of priorities.

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

@MCD_Delhi In the CCTV era, these ceremonial “inspections” look more like photo-ops than governance. Ahead of major events, they risk becoming signals upwards that officials are “on the ground.” Clean cities are built by systems, monitoring and accountability—not inspection theatre.

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

@riyaelity A new capital would become “old Delhi” within years if the same municipal system follows it. The real solution is wholesale reform of urban governance. BJP, AAP and Congress have all shown little appetite for it—perhaps because the status quo is politically convenient. Simple.

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

@MCD_Delhi Shouldn’t MCD have prevented this waste from piling up? Were officials not on duty while this construction was underway? Cleaning up later is not governance. Identify any lapses, publish responsibility and impose proportionate penalties—not routine transfers.

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

@sabeer Blaming the PMO for municipal failure is misplaced. States and local bodies own this mess. The real scandal is that “accountability” means suspension, transfer, then recycling the same compromised machinery. Until officials face real penalties, reform is theatre.

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

@PoojaPriyam_ People are not the core problem; they are part of the solution. The real problem is an entrenched system of weak enforcement, corruption and vested interests—and politicians unwilling to change the script. Fix incentives and accountability, and behaviour will follow.

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@gupta_rekha @SandhuTaranjitS Next time there is a major fire, will we again see suspensions, committees and inspections—like a rehearsed script to pacify public anger? Stop managing outrage after tragedy. Publish the failures, fix accountability, reform enforcement and set measurable targets now.

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

From traffic regulation to building control, sanitation and basic civic services, wherever municipal systems dominate, inefficiency, corruption and weak accountability follow. How long can India tolerate an outdated structure that repeatedly fails to deliver? #UrbanGovernance

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

In a country where illegal construction is often the norm, we should ask why. This is not just about one owner or engineer—the system is broken. Municipal corporations are unfit for a modern India. Reform them radically, or replace them. @gupta_rekha #MCD #Delhi

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

@gupta_rekha Suspensions after every tragedy are knee-jerk reactions, not reform. Unless Delhi tackles the deeply entrenched corruption, weak inspections and officer-level accountability within its municipal system, these collapses will recur. Public memory fades; the ecosystem survives.

[Dr Rahul Srivastava @drrahulsri]

@narendramodi & @himantabiswa on way to Mansadewi temple in हरिद्वार.utter chaos mismanagement and litter omnipresent. Recipe of how not to do things.@myogioffice आस्था और प्रशासन क्या साथ नहीं काम कर सकते?एक दिन आम आदमी बन कर घूम लीजिए कुछ देर