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  • After stepwell collapse kills 36, illegal constructions razed at Indore temple

    After stepwell collapse kills 36, illegal constructions razed at Indore temple

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    Indore: Bulldozers deployed by the Indore Municipal Corporation on Monday demolished illegal construction at the Beleshwar Jhulelal Mahadev Temple, where last Thursday, 36 people were killed after its floor caved into a stepwell.

    District administration officials and police personnel were present in strength as bulldozers rolled in.

    The floor of a stepwell of the temple located in Patel Nagar of the city caved in during a Havan on the day of Ram Navami.

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    The mishap occurred at the Beleshwar Jhulelal Mahadev Temple around 11 am on March 30 when a havan was being organized on the occasion of the Ram Navami festival. The roof of the stepwell on which devotees were sitting collapsed.

    Rescue operations began and continued for around 24 hours till Friday afternoon.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced ex gratia for the kin of those who died and compensation for those injured.

    A total of 36 persons died and 16 people were rescued in the incident. The bodies were brought from all around to Patel Dharamshala in the city and after that, they were taken to Muktidham (crematorium) by ambulances and Gujarati community buses.

    CM Chouhan and his cabinet ministers also inspected the rescue operation at the site of the incident. He said that a magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the incident and action will be taken against those found responsible.

    “An FIR was registered, and a magisterial inquiry was ordered into the incident. Action will be taken against those found responsible. The current priority is the rescue operation. The injured will be treated free of cost. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also announced the ex-gratia amount to the victims. We have ordered an inspection of such step-wells and borewells across the state,” Chouhan said.

    Indore Commissioner of Police (CP) Makrand Deoskar said, “A case has been registered against the President, Sewaram Galani, and Secretary, Murli Sabnani of temple trust under IPC section 304 (Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder).”
    Besides, the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) had issued notices regarding illegal construction at the stepwell of the temple.

    As no action was taken on the matter, two officials of the municipal corporation, Building Officer P R Aroliya and Building Inspector Prabhat Tiwari were suspended by the IMC Commissioner Pratibha Pal on Friday.



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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • 13 dead, girl still missing after stepwell collapse in Indore temple

    13 dead, girl still missing after stepwell collapse in Indore temple

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    Bhopal: At least 13 people, a majority of them women, were killed after they fell into a deep steepwell at a temple in Indore on Thursday, while one minor girl was also also missing, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said.

    Out of the 13 fatalities so far, 10 were women. The death toll are likely to go up as some people are still missing.

    “There was water into the well, which has turned into mud. A girl is reported missing. NDRF team is trying to find out some more people. So far, 13 dead bodies have been recovered,” Mishra added.

    He said this unfortunate incident, which occurred at around 12.30 p.m. at the Baleshwar Mahadev temple as people came to offer prayers on the occasion of Ram Navami, has sent shock waves across Madhya Pradesh.

    The incident occurred after the roof over the the stepwell, said to be at least 50-60 feet deep and full with water, collapsed as over 25 people were standing on it.

    “An inquiry has been ordered under into the matter. Rescue operation was started soon after the roof of the well collapsed, but narrow space at the accident spot created hindrance in quick rescue operations,” Mishra added.

    Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath has express their grief over death of people in the incident. Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayavargiya and Indore Mayor Pushymitra Bhargava have reached the spot.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )