Nine migrant labourers from northern states were killed in a tragic incident at the Ennore Thermal Power Plant in Tiruvallur district after scaffolding collapsed during construction work.
According to reports, four workers died instantly at the site, while five others succumbed to their injuries after being rushed to Stanley Hospital.
Several others who sustained grievous injuries are undergoing intensive treatment, hospital officials said.
Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan and TANGEDCO Chairman visited Stanley Government Hospital to meet workers injured in the structure collapse at the North Chennai Thermal Power Station construction site.
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Board, and the Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO), arrives at Stanley Government Hospital to meet those injured in the structure collapse at a construction… https://t.co/JFO3TOgixK pic.twitter.com/eLmhJLhlea
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The victims were engaged in ongoing construction activities at the power plant when the scaffolding structure suddenly collapsed, trapping them underneath.
“A tragic accident occurred at the North Chennai Thermal Power Station construction site today. Preliminary reports state one worker sustained grievous injuries, while more than 10 others are to have been seriously hurt in the collapse incident. The victims have been rushed to Stanley Government Hospital in North Chennai. The exact cause of the accident is yet to be determined. Rescue operations are ongoing, and authorities have launched an investigation into the incident,” the Avadi Police Commissionerate said in a statement.
Emergency services and rescue teams were immediately deployed to the spot.
PM Modi, CM Stalin Announce Ex-Gratia
Taking to X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences on the lives lost in the incident and announced that nine workers who died would receive two lakh rupees each from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund.
“Saddened by the mishap due to the collapse of a building in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. My thoughts are with the affected people and their families in this difficult hour. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured.”
“An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000.”
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin also announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakhs for each family of the deceased workers.
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