<p>At least, three persons were killed and eight others sustained injuries after an under-construction building near Azad Maidan in Mumbai's Goregaon collapsed on Sunday.</p>

<p>The incident took place in the morning when three-storey Mhada Chawl located in Motilal Nagar suddenly came crashing down. One of the deceased has been identified as 22-year-old Ramu. He was rushed to a local hospital where the doctor declared him brought dead.<br />
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A team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has reached the spot, and the rescue operation has been launched. The injured have been admitted Siddharth Hospital for treatment. The condition of those injured is said to be stable.</p>

<p>The reason for the collapse of the building is yet to be ascertained.</p>


At least, three persons were killed and eight others sustained injuries after an under-construction building near Azad Maidan in Mumbai's Goregaon collapsed on Sunday.

At least, three persons were killed and eight others sustained injuries after an under-construction building near Azad Maidan in Mumbai's Goregaon collapsed on Sunday. The incident took place in the morning when three-storey Mhada Chawl located in Motilal Nagar suddenly came crashing down. One of the deceased has been identified as 22-year-old Ramu. He was rushed to a local hospital where the doctor declared him brought dead. A team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has reached the spot, and the rescue operation has been launched. The injured have been admitted Siddharth Hospital for treatment. The condition of those injured is said to be stable. The reason for the collapse of the building is yet to be ascertained.

3 dead, 8 injured in Mumbai's under-construction building collapse

<p>An under-construction bridge collapsed in Kakdwip area of West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Monday, a senior official said.</p>

<p>The 120-metre bridge on Kalnagini river in the Sunderban region was scheduled to be inaugurated in 2021.</p>

<p>There has been no report of any casualty, District Magistrate Y Ratnakara Rao said.</p>

<p>"The work to clear the debris has started. The area has been cordoned off to stop people from going near the bridge," Rao said, adding that engineers were trying to ascertain the reason behind the collapse.</p>

<p>This was the third incident of bridge collapse in the state in September.</p>

<p>A portion of a bridge at Majerhat in south Kolkata had caved in on September 4, killing three persons and injuring more than 24.</p>

<p>On September 7, an old bridge had collapsed near Siliguri in north Bengal, leaving a truck driver injured.</p>

<p>Reacting to Monday's incident, Sunderban Development Minister Manturam Pakhira said the company that was constructing the bridge was to be blamed for its collapse.</p>

<p>"Girders were attached one after another to build the bridge. The interim concrete slabs are usually supported with temporary iron pillars for a certain period. But the iron support was removed, without consulting the department's engineers," Pakhira told reporters.</p>

<p>A district BJP leader claimed that the bridge collapsed because poor quality materials were used for its construction.</p>

<p>State Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, during a press meet at the state secretariat, said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will review the condition of bridges and flyovers in the state, including the ones under construction.</p>

<p>"Once she is back from her tour, she will seek opinion of experts on ways to overcome weakness in the structural pattern of the bridges and evaluate the experience of contractors entrusted with the job of building them," he said.</p>

<p>Banerjee is on a 12-day trip to Germany and Italy to attract investments to the state.</p>

<p>Asked about the Kakdwip incident, Chatterjee told reporters that it was "not a functioning one", without getting into details.</p>

<p>He, however, asserted that the government was taking the issue seriously and the CM had been regularly seeking updates about every development in the state from Italy.&nbsp;</p>


An under-construction bridge collapsed in Kakdwip area of West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Monday, a senior official said. The 120-metre bridge on Kalnagini river in the Sunderban region was scheduled to be inaugurated in 2021.

An under-construction bridge collapsed in Kakdwip area of West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Monday, a senior official said. The 120-metre bridge on Kalnagini river in the Sunderban region was scheduled to be inaugurated in 2021. There has been no report of any casualty, District Magistrate Y Ratnakara Rao said. "The work to clear the debris has started. The area has been cordoned off to stop people from going near the bridge," Rao said, adding that engineers were trying to ascertain the reason behind the collapse. This was the third incident of bridge collapse in the state in September. A portion of a bridge at Majerhat in south Kolkata had caved in on September 4, killing three persons and injuring more than 24. On September 7, an old bridge had collapsed near Siliguri in north Bengal, leaving a truck driver injured. Reacting to Monday's incident, Sunderban Development Minister Manturam Pakhira said the company that was constructing the bridge was to be blamed for its collapse. "Girders were attached one after another to build the bridge. The interim concrete slabs are usually supported with temporary iron pillars for a certain period. But the iron support was removed, without consulting the department's engineers," Pakhira told reporters. A district BJP leader claimed that the bridge collapsed because poor quality materials were used for its construction. State Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, during a press meet at the state secretariat, said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will review the condition of bridges and flyovers in the state, including the ones under construction. "Once she is back from her tour, she will seek opinion of experts on ways to overcome weakness in the structural pattern of the bridges and evaluate the experience of contractors entrusted with the job of building them," he said. Banerjee is on a 12-day trip to Germany and Italy to attract investments to the state. Asked about the Kakdwip incident, Chatterjee told reporters that it was "not a functioning one", without getting into details. He, however, asserted that the government was taking the issue seriously and the CM had been regularly seeking updates about every development in the state from Italy.

Under-construction bridge collapses in Bengal

<p>15 people have been feared dead and 11 injured after an under-construction bridge in Varanasi collapsed on Tuesday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The doctors have informed that the injured are now&nbsp;out of danger&nbsp;and have been referred to BHU.</p>

<p>After being held responsible for the&nbsp;incident, chief project manager HC Tiwari, project manager KR Sudan, assistant engineer Rajesh Singh and engineer Lal Chand have been suspended with immediate effect.</p>

<p>Two concert&nbsp;beams fell off 40-foot-high pillars on Tuesday evening taking the crawling traffic with it between Cantonment railway station and Lahartara rail over-bridge.&nbsp;</p>

<p>At present 7 teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) continue rescue and relief operations and 3 members of the high-level committee have set up to investigate the incident.</p>

<p>The state government has also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 2 lakh for the deceased and injured respectively.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The relief commissioner said bodies of at least 16 people were recovered from the site while three people were safely rescued. The injured have been sent for treatment at Kabir Chaura Hospital.</p>

<p>CM Yogi Adityanath has announced that a committee has also been constituted which will hand out a&nbsp;report in 48 hours. He also announced that&nbsp;Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya has taken preliminary action against responsible authorities.</p>

<p>Raj Pratap Singh, member of the committee constituted by UP government&nbsp;who is to probing the case said on Wednesday: "I can't say anything at this moment. Until we complete the investigation, talk to everyone & check all the records, it won't be right to say anything."</p>

<p>Pictures from the site showed gruesome images of crushed cars with their occupants still in them.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Nine vehicles, including a bus, two SUVs, two cars, auto and two-wheelers lay in a twisted, mangled heap, triggering panic and chaos in the peak evening hours.</p>

<p>Adityanath met the victims of Varanasi under-construction flyover collapse incident on Tuesday. While PM Modi offered his condolences.&nbsp;</p>

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Two concert beams fell off 40-foot-high pillars on Tuesday evening taking the crawling traffic with it between Cantonment railway station and Lahartara rail over-bridge

15 people have been feared dead and 11 injured after an under-construction bridge in Varanasi collapsed on Tuesday. The doctors have informed that the injured are now out of danger and have been referred to BHU. After being held responsible for the incident, chief project manager HC Tiwari, project manager KR Sudan, assistant engineer Rajesh Singh and engineer Lal Chand have been suspended with immediate effect. Two concert beams fell off 40-foot-high pillars on Tuesday evening taking the crawling traffic with it between Cantonment railway station and Lahartara rail over-bridge. At present 7 teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) continue rescue and relief operations and 3 members of the high-level committee have set up to investigate the incident. The state government has also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 2 lakh for the deceased and injured respectively. The relief commissioner said bodies of at least 16 people were recovered from the site while three people were safely rescued. The injured have been sent for treatment at Kabir Chaura Hospital. CM Yogi Adityanath has announced that a committee has also been constituted which will hand out a report in 48 hours. He also announced that Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya has taken preliminary action against responsible authorities. Raj Pratap Singh, member of the committee constituted by UP government who is to probing the case said on Wednesday: "I can't say anything at this moment. Until we complete the investigation, talk to everyone & check all the records, it won't be right to say anything." Pictures from the site showed gruesome images of crushed cars with their occupants still in them. Nine vehicles, including a bus, two SUVs, two cars, auto and two-wheelers lay in a twisted, mangled heap, triggering panic and chaos in the peak evening hours. Adityanath met the victims of Varanasi under-construction flyover collapse incident on Tuesday. While PM Modi offered his condolences. Extremely saddened by the loss of lives due to the collapse of an under-construction flyover in Varanasi. I pray that the injured recover soon. Spoke to officials and asked them to ensure all possible support to those affected. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 15, 2018 × Visuals from Kabir Chaura Hospital, where three people were admitted after getting injured in an under-construction flyover collapse incident in #Varanasi, yesterday. Doctor says, 'They all are out of danger now. All the critically injured have been referred to BHU'. pic.twitter.com/VgGg44mTHq — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 16, 2018 × #Varanasi under-construction flyover collapse incident: Damaged vehicles being removed from the spot. Raj Pratap Singh, member of the committee constituted by #UttarPradesh government to probe the incident, visits the site pic.twitter.com/fARdNAu8J7 — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 16, 2018 ×

Varanasi flyover collapse: 15 dead, 11 injured; committee to file probe report in 48 hours