tmt play Kannauj Building Collapse: 28 Trapped Workers Pulled Out Safely After 16-Hour Long Rescue Operation
Rescue operation underway after an under-construction building collapsed at the Kannauj railway station, trapping around two dozen workers under the rubble, in Kannauj, Saturday afternoon, Jan. 11, 2025.Photo: PTI Rescue operation underway after an under-construction building collapsed at the Kannauj railway station, trapping around two dozen workers under the rubble, in Kannauj, Saturday afternoon, Jan. 11, 2025.Photo: PTI A 16-hour-long rescue operation at the Kannauj Railway Station, following a building collapse on Saturday afternoon, concluded successfully on Sunday morning with all 28 trapped workers being safely pulled out from the debris, officials reported.
The operation was carried out through the night in extremely cold conditions by rescue teams comprising personnel from the National and State Disaster Response Forces, as well as railway officials.
Fortunately, no fatalities have been reported. All the rescued workers have been taken to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
The incident occurred when the shuttering of an under-construction building on the station premises collapsed, trapping workers who had been carrying out construction work as part of the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), a project aimed at improving infrastructure at the Kannauj Railway Station.
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District Magistrate Shubhrant Kumar Shukl visited the site early on Sunday, expressing relief that the tragedy did not result in any loss of life. “It is a fortunate outcome that no lives were lost in this tragic incident,” Shukl said.
CCTV footage from the site showed a labourer attempting to fix the shuttering—a temporary structure used to support concrete—when the roof collapsed. The footage suggests that a beam being carried by the worker struck the shuttering, causing it to slip and subsequently lead to the collapse.
In response to the incident, the North Eastern Railway (NER) on Saturday formed a three-member committee to investigate the cause of the collapse. The committee will include the Chief Engineer for Planning and Design, the Additional Divisional Railway Manager (Izzatnagar), and the Chief Security Commissioner of the Railway Protection Force.
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The construction work was part of a broader effort under the AMRUT scheme to improve infrastructure at the Kannauj Railway Station.
To support the injured workers, NER officials have announced ex gratia payments: Rs 50,000 for those with minor injuries and up to Rs 2.5 lakh for those with more serious injuries.
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