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9/11 experts comment on Delhi highrise
Published on Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 20:19, Updated on Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 20:45 in 
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In the Capital for a visit are two New York - based cops — Richard Pepe and Raman Patel — who were among those who managed the aftermath of 9/11 in New York City.
On September 11, 2001, four US planes hijacked by terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania killing nearly 3,000 people in a matter of hours.
Richard and Raman are disaster management experts and were on duty the day the towers came down.
The two did spot checks on the highrises in the city and explained why the buildings don't pass their safety test.
Inside a Delhi highrise, these men found out just how unprepared the capital is for a disaster - natural or manmade.
Pointing out the sad state the city's building are in, former NYPD officer Richard says, "Sprinklers are covered with nests and smoke detectors are blocked."
"And the staircase wasn't lit. What's most dangerous is that the stairs were curved and broken," he adds.
Raman says that it is a perfect recipe for disaster and "people are bound to topple over".
When asked as to how would they rank the building on a scale of one to ten, Richard says, "It is difficult to rate, but I would say that it is very, very low."
Raman was also not very generous: "One to two on ten."
The state of the buildings here was a grim reminder of the 9/11 tragedy, says Richard. The authorities must look into the state of the building or in the words of Richard, "There will be no injuries, only fatalities."
The man, however, seemed hopeful when he said, "Simplest thing is to plan."
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