he temple is positioned at Sneh Nagar, one of many oldest residential colonies in Indore.
Indore:
As many as 35 individuals have been killed after the roof of a stepwell collapsed at a temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on Thursday. The stepwell roof on the Beleshwar Mahadev temple couldn’t maintain the load of a big crowd on Ram Navami.
“Total of 35 people died, one missing and 14 people have been rescued. Two people returned home safely after getting treatment. The search operation to trace persons reported missing is underway,” Indore Collector Ilayaraja T mentioned, as quoted by information company ANI.
“The 18 hours long rescue operation started at around 12:30 on Thursday, and is still ongoing,” he added.
Managed by a personal belief, the temple is positioned at Sneh Nagar, one of many oldest residential colonies in Indore. Sources have mentioned the tragedy might have been averted had the Indore Municipal Corporation acted on the complaints filed by residents.
On Ram Navami, a havan was being carried out on the concrete slab protecting a stepwell which additionally served because the platform of the temple. The concrete slab was not robust sufficient to carry the load of 30-40 individuals, leading to devotees plunging into the 40-foot-deep stepwell.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) groups are engaged within the rescue operations.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan introduced Rs 5 lakh compensation to the households of the victims and Rs 50,000 to these injured within the freak accident.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Mr Chouhan to take inventory of the scenario.
“Extremely pained by the mishap in Indore. Spoke to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and took an update on the situation. The State Government is spearheading rescue and relief work at a quick pace. My prayers are with all those affected and their families,” the PM tweeted.
The Beleshwar Mahadev temple was constructed after protecting the stepwell about 4 a long time in the past.
