News of the death of five workers came to light due to the collapse of an under-construction building in Bengaluru on Tuesday. This incident occurred amid heavy rains in Hennur area of the city. The accident occurred late Tuesday night. In which information was received about the death of a worker and 7 trapped workers. Eight workers were rescued from the rubble late at night.
Bengaluru police confirmed
Deputy CM DK Shivakumar said rescue operations are underway after the collapse of an under-construction building in Horamavu Agra area in the eastern part of Bengaluru. The death toll in this accident rose to five on Wednesday morning. Bengaluru Police has provided this information. The police have released the names of the deceased, which include Arman, Tripal, Mohammad Sahil and Satyaraju. The administration has assured assistance to the families of the victims.
A team of firefighters and emergency services is present at the scene. Deputy CM Shivkumar had said, “I was told that this is an illegal building and no permission was sought for it.” Well, stop all illegal construction and conduct a survey. I will also ask the sub-registrars not to transfer the land. Action will certainly be taken against the official, the contractor and the owner.
20 workers were working in the building.
Ahmed, who had the contract for the tile work at the site. He claims that when the building collapsed, 20 workers were working, including bricklayers, concrete workers and plumbers. Ahmed claimed that the basement was weak, so the building collapsed. The building was supposed to have seven floors, but sources revealed that only four floors were given permission. Despite this, construction violations were committed.
The situation was aggravated by heavy rains.
Heavy rains that fell in Bengaluru on Tuesday have disrupted life in many parts of the city. Due to waterlogging, roads have turned into rivers and many images of semi-submerged vehicles have emerged. In the video shared on social networks you can see that due to the heavy rains, people complain that water is filling the inside of their houses.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said in a press conference that the heavy rain situation is being continuously monitored. “We are closely monitoring the situation. All necessary preparations have been made. The affected areas are being investigated and relief measures will be implemented as soon as possible,” he said.
