The incident occurred in Bijauli village when seven people had gathered in the basement of the house to warm themselves by lighting a bonfire. All of them were trapped under the debris after the wall collapse. Here are more details on this.

This development comes after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked Stage-IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi and NCR on 13 December 2025.

On November 20, the Supreme Court of India had accepted the Centre’s definition of the Aravalli hills and approved recommendations for sustainable mining. The top court also directed the Environment Ministry to prepare a detailed management plan for sustainable mining.