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“On Wednesday, we sealed 30 illegal buildings in zones 1,4,5 and 8 and by now, the number of buildings sealed has risen to 139,” said VK Singh, OSD to GDA. The GDA had on Monday sealed 87 illegal buildings, followed by 22 on Tuesday.Meanwhile, the GDA is planning to carry out a safety audit of all buildings in the city. Moreover they should realised that if they halt sealing work, then Dasna-like mishaps can take place again. GHAZIABAD: Engineers of Ghaziabad Development Authority ( GDA ) called off their strike on Wednesday, a day after abstaining from work in protest against the indictment of nine fellow employees in the June 22 building collapse case. Maheswari said “this is the need of the hour” as the magisterial inquiry into the Dasna building collapse has pointed out structural deficiency as the main cause for the mishap..