Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde visited the site late Monday evening, assuring action in the matter and ordered a structural audit of all hoardings in Mumbai (Pics/Maharashtra CMO and PTI)
Updated On: 2024-05-14 11:57 AM IST
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Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde ordered a structural audit of all hoardings in the city
"The hoardings, if found illegal and dangerous, would be removed immediately," he said
"It is a very unfortunate incident. The government will probe it, and the people responsible will face action. I have also asked the BMC commissioner to conduct a structural audit of all the hoardings in the city. Those found illegal and dangerous will be removed," Shinde told reporters
He announced an aid of Rs 5 lakh to the kin of each person killed in the hoarding collapse
The death toll in the hoarding collapse incident in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area has risen to 14 while 74 people are injured, civic officials said on Tuesday morning
The 100-foot-tall illegal billboard fell at a petrol pump in Ghatkopar during dust storms and unseasonal rains that lashed Mumbai on Monday
According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials, search and rescue operations were going on at the Chheda Nagar-based petrol pump on Tuesday morning
Of the injured, 31 people have been discharged from Rajawadi Hospital, a BMC official said
The search and rescue operation is underway, the official said. NDRF has deployed two teams for the operation being carried out with Mumbai Fire Brigade and other agencies