3 labourers killed as bridge collapses in Jammu; 2 engineers suspended
Three labourers were killed and one seriously injured here after they were buried under the debris of an old bridge where they were constructing a retaining wall.
Three labourers were killed and one seriously injured here after they were buried under the debris of an old bridge where they were constructing a retaining wall.
A team of National Disaster Response Force rescued 80 tourists on early Thursday who were stuck in the Muthyala Dhara waterfalls in Mulugu district after the water flow increased a day earlier, police said.
Toll might have breached the four-digit mark if locals had not turned good samaritans.
In this regard, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has also issued an official statement that its units have been placed on high alert amid the warning of the IMD for cyclonic storm Mocha.
According to a statement released by the district spokesperson, Rs two lakh will be given to the families of labourers who lost their lives and Rs one lakh to those critically injured due to the collapse of a three-storey building on Sunday night.
NDRF told that the evacuation is being carried out in areas which are likely to be affected.
24 other NDRF teams are also on standby in different parts of the country, NDRF told.
Medical equipment like augmented first aid box and operation theatre kit have been provided in the relief vans.
Sujith's decomposed body was taken out early Tuesday after over 80 hours of rescue efforts. Following that, the body was taken straight to the cemetery for a funeral after doctors at the Manaparai Government Hospital conducted an autopsy.
Darjeeling district magistrate Deepap Priya P confirmed that the Navy and the NDRF had launched the joint operation.
