15 dead in Kondhwa wall collapse as heavy rains lash Pune

At least 17 people died including four minor and around 10 people sustained injuries after a portion of a 60 feet wall compound collapsed near Talab Masjid in Kondhwa area of Pune on Saturday Speaking to ANI an official from the National Disaster Response Force NDRF said the wall collapsed due to heavy downpour in the cityThe incident took place at Alcon Stylus society near Talab in Kondhwa area on Saturday around 140 am The team of Kondwa police Fire Bridage and NDRF team were immediately rushed to the spotPune 14 people have died in Kondhwa wall collapse incident Rescue operations are underway Maharashtra pictwittercom5XdHinkjCumdash ANI ANI June 29 2019Pune Death toll rises to 15 search amp rescue operation is underway Maharashtra httpstcosV7p2QUnuymdash ANI ANI June 29 2019The wall collapsed at around 130 am on Saturday due to heavy rainfall in Pune The boundary wall was built near construction site sheds and when it collapsed at least three sheds were complete bogged down under the wall It collapsed at least six feet below the surface level said Sadanand GawdeA wall collapse near talab masjid in Kondhwa Pune Details of victims rescuedrecovered Alive 3 M 2F 1 Deadbodies recovered M 10F 1 Children 4 Boys 3 Girl 1 mid_day patel_bhupen NDRFHQ rain disaster MumbaiMonsoon MumbaiRain pictwittercomefaYHa8NXsmdash Suraj Ojha surajojhaa June 29 2019NDRF teams rescued three injured and retrieved as many as 15 bodies The injured have been shifted to Sassoon Hospital in the city According to NDRF officials The shanties were built for the labourers working at a construction site nearby the three injured were rescued and rushed to Sassoon General hospital The 17 people have killed while 10 were rescued and rushed to the hospital We rushed to the spot and till early morning of Saturday the work was going on We have even provided the help of dog squad to get lead of people stuck in debrisDistrict Collector PuneNaval Kishore Ram The wall collapsed due to heavy rainfall Negligence of the construction company is coming to light with this incidentDeath of 15 people is not a small matterMostly were labourers from BiharampBengalGovt to provide help to the affected pictwittercomLYyMc7j8htmdash ANI ANI June 29 2019Speaking to Midday Pune District Collector Naval Kishore Ram who personally visited the spot and said The wall collapsed due to heavy rainfall and prima facie it seems to be the negligence of the construction company The people died are labourers working at the site and their family members Most of them are from West Bengal and Bihar I have asked the concerned department to probe this incident and stringent action will be taken against the construction siteNegligence of the construction company is coming to light in this incident Death of 15 people is not a small matter Mostly deceased were labourers from Bihar and Bengal he saidA search and rescue operation is underway and further details are awaitedPune police commissioner K Venkatesham on wall collapse in Kondhwa Our team is investigating the reasons behind the incident Firm action will be taken against those responsible We will check whether proper permissions were taken and safety measures were followed Pune pictwittercombdl0RLi1Numdash ANI ANI June 29 2019Mayor of Pune Mukta Tilak on wall collapse in Kondhwa An investigation will be conducted into the incident We are giving a work stop order so that no work can be continued at the construction site here Maharashtra pictwittercomLzrODXdkjtmdash ANI ANI June 29 2019Pune police commissionerK Venkatesham said that his team is investigating the reasons behind the incident Firm action will be taken against those responsible While the Mayor of PuneMukta Tilak said We are giving a work stop order so that no work can be continued at the construction site here reports ANIExtremely saddened to know about loss of lives in the Kondhwa Pune wall collapse incident My deepest condolences to the families and prying for speedy recovery of the injuredDirected Pune Collector to conduct an indepth enquirymdash Devendra Fadnavis Dev_Fadnavis June 29 2019Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis took to Twitter to express his grief over the loss of lives in the Kondhwa Pune wall collapse incidentWith inputs from Chaitraly Deshmukh Suraj Ojha and agenciesCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates