Kolkata, June 26 (IANS) Eastern Railway (ER) has lent support to the massive rescue operations underway at the site of the godown collapse in Kolkata, in which 15 people have been killed so far, while 18 are receiving treatment at the state-run SSKM Hospital. The Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Kolkata Police and other agencies are involved in the rescue operation.ER has now pitched in with men and equipment. Using cold cutters and other equip…
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Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) Police on Thursday evening detained Kalicharan Banerjee, alias Kali, the then Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to former Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, in connection with the collapse of the roof of an under-construction warehouse in the Taratala area of Kolkata. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari had referred to him during his address earlier in the day. Although he did not mention his full name, he said: “No plan is passed in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation unless Kali is ment…
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) Kolkata Police on Thursday said they were unable to ascertain the exact number of workers present at the under-construction warehouse in Taratala at the time of the collapse, as no attendance records had been maintained at the site.According to the police, there was no workers’ register at the warehouse and, therefore, there is no accurate count of how many people might still be trapped under the rubble.The roof of the under-construction warehouse in Taratala in south Kol…
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) The death toll in the roof collapse at an under-construction warehouse on P2 Transport Depot Road in Kolkata’s Taratala rose to 11 on Thursday. Officials said 30 workers have been recovered from under the debris so far, with 11 confirmed dead and 19 undergoing treatment at SSKM Hospital. One of them is reported to be in critical condition.Rescue operations continued through Wednesday night and resumed Thursday morning, with teams from the Indian Army, the National Disas…
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) The roof collapse in the under-construction warehouse in the Taratala area of Kolkata was due to faulty construction, low-quality materials, and wrong planning.These points have been highlighted by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in a report submitted to the Commissioner of KMC on Thursday.According to the report, the construction design was approved on the 54-katha land in February 2025, following which a three-storey structure was built there. According to the rules, …
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of the nine persons who died in the collapse of the roof of an under-construction warehouse in Kolkata’s Taratala area.The Prime Minister also announced assistance of Rs 50,000 each for the 20 people injured in the incident.In a statement on X, the PMO said that the state government is working to provide all possible assistance to the people affected by the shed collapse.”…
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) The death toll in the roof collapse incident at an under-construction warehouse on P2 Transport Depot Road in Kolkata’s Taratala reached nine on Thursday morning. According to government officials, nine workers have died, while 20 others are undergoing treatment at SSKM Hospital. The condition of the two is said to be critical, as per the hospital sources. The rescue operation continues at the spot to recover a few others who are still trapped under the debris. So far, …
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will issue a detailed statement in the Assembly on Thursday about the under-construction warehouse roof collapse incident in the Taratala area, which claimed five lives and left several others critically injured.The Chief Minister’s statement on this count is quite crucial, especially in the backdrop of severe allegations that have surfaced over the construction of that warehouse being done illegally by the owner, Sambhunath B…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) The death toll in the under-construction warehouse roof collapse incident in Kolkata’s Taratala area on Wednesday has risen to five, with several people still trapped under the collapsed structure.Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visited the injured workers at SSKM Hospital in the evening and enquired about their condition.Speaking to media persons outside the state-run hospital, Adhikari said: “About 25 people were rescued from the warehouse. Five have died. The 20 injure…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said that three people were killed, about 18 trapped alive and 21 workers were recovered from the under-construction warehouse in the Taratala area of south Kolkata, where the roof collapsed earlier in the day, trapping over 40 workers. Adhikari, along with several ministers and government officials, visited the accident site to supervise the rescue operation. After his visit, he addressed the media persons at the state secreta…