Three killed as wall at under-construction building collapses in Hyderabad

Three workers died and another was injured when mud collapsed on them during the foundation work for a cellar at an underconstruction site here on Wednesday civic officials saidDuring the excavation of the cellar on a plot at Mansoorabad soil erosion occurred and fell on the workers leading to the death of three persons and injuries to another the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation said in a releasePolice and Disaster Response Force DRF personnel along with civic officials reached the spot and began rescue effortsEarlier based on preliminary investigations police said a layer of the wall collapsed on the labourers trapping them under the debrisGHMC officials visited the site to ascertain the details of the incident and it was observed that soil erosion occurred at the corner of the excavated portion of the cellar which fell upon the construction workers at the site the release addedThe injured person was shifted to a hospitalThe deceased were in the age group of 2150 and belonged to one family from Khammam district of Telangana a GHMC official saidUpon further verification it was observed that building permission was obtained for the construction of a commercial building consisting of two cellars one ground floor and four upper floors on the plot the release saidThe ownersdevelopers began excavation of the cellar without submitting the mandatory commencement noticeConsequently a precautionary notice dated January 16 was issued by the Deputy Commissioner Circle No 3 GHMC instructing the permit holders to adhere to all required safety and precautionary measures at the site during the excavation of the cellars the release addedHowever it was observed that the ownerdeveloper did not take proper safety precautions while excavating the cellar despite the notice which led to the erosion of soil by the construction workers working at the site resulting in the death of three persons and leaving one injured it saidThis incident was a direct consequence of the violations and negligence of the ownerdeveloper who failed to comply with the safety measures and conditions outlined in the building permit order the release further saidA letter was addressed to the Station House Officer LB Nagar Police Station to file a criminal case against the ownerdeveloper for failing to adhere to the rules and regulations leading to the loss of life Action is also being taken to issue a showcause notice to the ownerdeveloper for further action on the cancellation of the building permission the release addedA police official said that further investigation is underwayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever