Tragic incident of hoarding collapse in Mumbai that unfolded after strong winds hit the city on May 13, lead to the demise of 16 people, raising a concern over the illegal and unaudited billboards in the cities.
Almost 60 hours after a gigantic hoarding crashed and killed 16 people, the authorities on Thursday called off the massive multi-agency rescue operation and started the work of clearing the debris in the tragedy site, officials said.
The illegal hoarding that stood on a piece of land in possession of the Government Railway Police (GRP) crashed on a petrol pump in Chheda Nagar area on Monday evening. The incident occurred when the city was hit by dust storms and unseasonal rains.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has also announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased. Shinde also said that the government will bear all expenses for the treatment of those injured.
The death toll in Mumbai’s hoarding collapse incident in Ghatkopar area has risen to 14 while 74 people are injured, civic officials said on Tuesday morning.
Mumbai hoarding collapse: The National Disaster Response Force team reached the spot where the hoarding collapsed and initiated a search and rescue operation following the tragic incident. According to BMC officials, the hoarding measuring 120 x 120 feet crashed on the petrol pump.
The Centre on Monday further reduced the stock holding limit for onion to 2 tonnes from 5 tonnes for retail traders as part of efforts to check hoarding and boost domestic supply of the kitchen staple.
A cement hoarding sheet uprooted by gusty winds crashed on a pedestrian outside Churchgate station, injuring him seriously, the BMC Disaster Control said here on Wednesday.
The hoardings were put up in Muzaffarnagar's Katka village.
New Delhi: Hitting out at writers, scientists and artistes returning awards protesting “growing intolerance” in the country, a BJP MP today erected a hoarding asking them to deposit their awards at his residence.“Deposit your awards
Mumbai, May 3: A man named Mohammed Karim Shaikh was waiting for a bus at the Mahim bus stop on Wednesday, when death stalked him.While waiting, he absent mindedly touched the electric bus hoarding, which
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