Bhopal: 7 killed, 35 injured as water tank collapses

Seven persons were killed and 35 others injured when an overhead water tank collapsed in Saibaba Nagar slum area in Bhopal in early on Monday.

The overhead water tank of Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) collapsed at Saibaba Nagar at around 1am, killing seven persons and trapping a large number of others, Bhopal collector Nikunj Shrivastava told PTI.

A number of slums situated in the vicinity of the large water tank also got damaged in the incident, he said.

The cause behind the sudden collapse of the water tank was yet to be ascertained.

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 1 lakh each to the kin of those killed in the incident and directed the officials to provide free of cost treatment to the injured persons.

Besides, Rs. 25,000 each would be provided to the seriously injured persons and Rs. 10,000 each to those who suffered minor injuries.

The chief minister also directed to provide Rs. 50,000 each to the slum dwellers whose houses suffered major damages and Rs. 20,000 each for the partially damaged ones, the collector said.

Senior administrative and police officials were camping in the area to supervise the rescue operation.

اردو میں پڑھئے

For more news visit our page : Magazine, Urdu News, asianaffairs

Urdu news                    world urdu news                  News magazine         current issues

Whole middle east           Political magazine      Social affairs                world news

Related tags:

latest urdu news,urdu newspaper,daily urdu news, Islamic news,Islamic urdu site,urdu sites,world news,india Pakistan news,Arabic country news,urdu news,urdu articles,urdu magazine,urdu website,

Latest news, latest urdu news, world news, current affairs, breaking news, arab country news, sport news, cricket news, daily news, Islamic news, india news, Pakistan news, india Pakistan news, current news,

Latest news, latest urdu news, world news, current affairs, breaking news, arab country news, sport news, cricket news, daily news, Islamic news, india news, Pakistan news, india Pakistan news, current news,

Latest news, latest urdu news, world news, current affairs, breaking news, arab country news, sport news, cricket news, daily news, Islamic news, india news, Pakistan news, india Pakistan news, current news,Current affairs, Economic Affairs, , Islam and Human Rights, Islam and Politics , Islam and the West, Muslim Media, Islamic Society, Islamic World