Mahesana: 9 laborers died due to the collapse of a wall while working at the Stellinox Stainless Private Ltd unit in Jasalpur village of Kadi taluka in North Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced relief amounts and expressed grief over these deaths. According to an eyewitness, 10 persons were buried under the soil while working at the construction site. Of them, one Vinod managed to come out and survive, while 9 others died. The work was going on around 15 feet below the surface within the factory shed. The bodies were recovered using a JCB machine and sent for postmortem. Vinod, the only survivor blamed engineer Kaushik Parmar for this tragedy. Vinod said, he had led attention but Kaushik didn’t listen and instructed to continue the work. Vinod said, among those dead, some were from Rajasthan, while some others were from Dahod district. DeshGujarat

An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakhs from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased in the mishap in Mehsana, Gujarat. Rs. 50,000 would be given to those injured. https://t.co/KUJqI32dEW

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 12, 2024

આ દુર્ઘટનામાં પ્રત્યેક મૃતકના પરિવારજનને રૂપિયા 4 લાખ અને ઇજાગ્રસ્તોને રૂપિયા 50,000 ની સહાય મુખ્યમંત્રી રાહત નિધિમાંથી આપવામાં આવશે. https://t.co/PIyI8r5i6L

— Bhupendra Patel (@Bhupendrapbjp) October 12, 2024