By PTI
NOIDA: A portion of a housing society’s boundary wall collapsed here on Tuesday morning, killing four construction workers and injuring eight, police said.
All 12 who had been buried under the rubble at Jal Vayu Vihar in Sector 21 around 10 am were labourers.
Multiple JCBs were deployed to clear the debris of the collapsed stretch of the wall that was located adjacent to a drain, officials said as police and fire department personnel swung into action for immediate rescue and relief measures.
“A total of 12 labourers were pulled out of the rubble. Four of them died while others suffered injuries in the episode,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Noida) Ashutosh Dwivedi told PTI.
Uttar Pradesh | Boundary wall of Jal Vayu Vihar society in Noida Sector 21 collapsed this morning. A few people feared trapped. Police and Fire Department teams are present at the spot. Details awaited. pic.twitter.com/ZX4YyTUaAY
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) September 20, 2022
Expressing grief over the loss of lives, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed senior officers to reach the spot, the Chief Minister’s Office said.
“Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives in the wall collapse incident in Gautam Budh Nagar. He directed senior officials to rush to the spot and conduct relief work on a war footing,” his office said in a tweet in Hindi. He also directed the officials to ensure proper treatment of the injured, the Chief Minister’s Office said.
Police Commissioner Alok Singh, Joint Commissioner Love Kumar, and Noida Authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari reached the spot.
Fire service officials, including its chief Arun Kumar Singh, were also there to oversee relief measures, the officials said.
Maheshwari said repair work was being carried out on the drain when the accident occurred. “The Jal Vayu Vihar society is an old-construction society. The boundary wall was also constructed by the society itself and looked weak,” she said.
The work on the drain outside the society was being carried out on the request of the society by a Noida Authority contractor through a tender, she said.
“The labourers working on the drain repair came under the wall, which suddenly collapsed. There were 12-13 persons at the spot. Of those rescued, one is injured and the remaining are fine,” Maheshwari said.
On the contractor being cautioned by locals that the boundary wall was weak, the Noida Authority CEO said the matter would be investigated.
“A joint investigation by the police, the district administration and the Noida Authority will be carried out and if negligence is found on anybody’s part then action would be taken against them. The contractor was working on the drain and not the boundary wall,” she clarified.
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BJP MLA Pankaj Singh calls for action against guilty
Noida MLA Pankaj Singh called for action against the guilty over the housing society’s wall collapse.
The BJP leader also assured extending all possible help to the families of the victims.
“On receiving information about the collapse of the wall of Jalvayu Vihar housing society of Noida Sector-21, I spoke to the District Magistrate Gautam Budh Nagar and the officers of the police department present on the spot,” Singh tweeted in Hindi.
“I have asked to speed up the rescue work and investigate the incident and take action against the culprits. Along with this, have asked to ensure all possible help to the injured and the families of the deceased in this incident,” the Noida MLA tweeted.
Meanwhile, Gautam Buddh Nagar Lok Sabha MP Mahesh Sharma reached the incident spot.
Sharma said on Twitter that he was with the families of the victims in this hour of grief.
The BJP MP added that he wished speedy recovery of the injured and prayed for peace of departed souls.
NOIDA: A portion of a housing society’s boundary wall collapsed here on Tuesday morning, killing four construction workers and injuring eight, police said.
All 12 who had been buried under the rubble at Jal Vayu Vihar in Sector 21 around 10 am were labourers.
Multiple JCBs were deployed to clear the debris of the collapsed stretch of the wall that was located adjacent to a drain, officials said as police and fire department personnel swung into action for immediate rescue and relief measures.
“A total of 12 labourers were pulled out of the rubble. Four of them died while others suffered injuries in the episode,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Noida) Ashutosh Dwivedi told PTI.
Uttar Pradesh | Boundary wall of Jal Vayu Vihar society in Noida Sector 21 collapsed this morning. A few people feared trapped. Police and Fire Department teams are present at the spot. Details awaited. pic.twitter.com/ZX4YyTUaAY
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) September 20, 2022
Expressing grief over the loss of lives, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed senior officers to reach the spot, the Chief Minister’s Office said.
“Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives in the wall collapse incident in Gautam Budh Nagar. He directed senior officials to rush to the spot and conduct relief work on a war footing,” his office said in a tweet in Hindi. He also directed the officials to ensure proper treatment of the injured, the Chief Minister’s Office said.
Police Commissioner Alok Singh, Joint Commissioner Love Kumar, and Noida Authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari reached the spot.
Fire service officials, including its chief Arun Kumar Singh, were also there to oversee relief measures, the officials said.
Maheshwari said repair work was being carried out on the drain when the accident occurred. “The Jal Vayu Vihar society is an old-construction society. The boundary wall was also constructed by the society itself and looked weak,” she said.
The work on the drain outside the society was being carried out on the request of the society by a Noida Authority contractor through a tender, she said.
“The labourers working on the drain repair came under the wall, which suddenly collapsed. There were 12-13 persons at the spot. Of those rescued, one is injured and the remaining are fine,” Maheshwari said.
On the contractor being cautioned by locals that the boundary wall was weak, the Noida Authority CEO said the matter would be investigated.
“A joint investigation by the police, the district administration and the Noida Authority will be carried out and if negligence is found on anybody’s part then action would be taken against them. The contractor was working on the drain and not the boundary wall,” she clarified.
ALSO READ | 22 dead in UP as heavy rains cause wall collapses, damage house
BJP MLA Pankaj Singh calls for action against guilty
Noida MLA Pankaj Singh called for action against the guilty over the housing society’s wall collapse.
The BJP leader also assured extending all possible help to the families of the victims.
“On receiving information about the collapse of the wall of Jalvayu Vihar housing society of Noida Sector-21, I spoke to the District Magistrate Gautam Budh Nagar and the officers of the police department present on the spot,” Singh tweeted in Hindi.
“I have asked to speed up the rescue work and investigate the incident and take action against the culprits. Along with this, have asked to ensure all possible help to the injured and the families of the deceased in this incident,” the Noida MLA tweeted.
Meanwhile, Gautam Buddh Nagar Lok Sabha MP Mahesh Sharma reached the incident spot.
Sharma said on Twitter that he was with the families of the victims in this hour of grief.
The BJP MP added that he wished speedy recovery of the injured and prayed for peace of departed souls.
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