2 die as wall collapses near Ujjain’s Mahakal temple after heavy rain

Kumar said: “There is simply a Ganesh temple successful beforehand of Gate No 4 of the Mahakal Temple and the partition collapsed successful beforehand of it owed to dense rainfall. Home Guards and SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) officials pulled retired a man, 2 women and arsenic galore children from the debris.”

Two of the adults died later.

Ujjain Collector Neeraj Kumar Singh said that the partition had collapsed “due to excessive rainfall”. “Four angiosperm sellers sitting beneath the partition were trapped erstwhile it came crashing down. Despite the rescue efforts, 2 of the victims succumbed to their injuries,” helium said.

Singh said that a thorough probe into the incidental would beryllium carried out, with the Sub-Divisional Magistrate starring the inquiry.

Initial assessments pointed to faulty operation and inadequate drainage arsenic contributing factors, officials said. Authorities are besides looking into complaints by section residents who alleged that the partition was poorly built, with immoderate accusing officials of ignoring warnings.

“A location proprietor who stayed adjacent the incidental tract has claimed that helium has been asking the authorities to rise the partition by 4 feet, but nary attraction was paid and due h2o drainage had not been arranged earlier.” said an official.

Officials said the partition was built little than a twelvemonth ago.

“The rainwater had nary flight route, starring to the structural failure. Authorities are present facing scrutiny implicit their relation successful ensuring information astatine specified a delicate and engaged location,” Singh said.