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Surat Rural Police has arrested seven people in connection with the collapse of a newly constructed water tank at Tadkeshwar village in the district.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel took a serious view of the incident at a cabinet meeting in Gandhinagar and ordered strict action against the contractors and officials.
Three labourers were injured in the incident that took place on January 19 evening.
"Contractors of Jayanti Super Construction, Mehsana, the JV contractor, and the PMC agency Mars Planning Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, along with the site engineer and executive engineer of the Water Supply Department, were arrested," said an official release.
Efforts were underway to apprehend Deputy Executive Engineer Jay Chaudhari, it added.
The 15-metre-high tank, constructed at a cost of ₹21 crore, collapsed before being put for public use.
It had been filled with 9 lakh litres of water for testing purposes when the incident took place.
Labourers Anguri Aad, Anjali Aad and Kalita Vachaliya sustained injuries.
The Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board lodged a complaint at Mandvi Police Station, and a case was registered under sections 316 (Criminal Breach of Trust), 318 (cheating), and 125 (Act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Those arrested were identified as Babu Patel, Jasmin Patel, Dhaval Patel, Jayanti Patel, Babu Manilal Patel, Jigar Prajapati and Ankit Garasiya.
"Chief Minister Patel gave strict instructions to punish all the officials and contractors for the lapses. He also instructed not to compromise on quality in any construction project," said state spokesperson and minister Jitu Vaghani after the cabinet meeting.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel took a serious view of the incident at a cabinet meeting in Gandhinagar and ordered strict action against the contractors and officials.
Three labourers were injured in the incident that took place on January 19 evening.
"Contractors of Jayanti Super Construction, Mehsana, the JV contractor, and the PMC agency Mars Planning Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, along with the site engineer and executive engineer of the Water Supply Department, were arrested," said an official release.
Efforts were underway to apprehend Deputy Executive Engineer Jay Chaudhari, it added.
The 15-metre-high tank, constructed at a cost of ₹21 crore, collapsed before being put for public use.
It had been filled with 9 lakh litres of water for testing purposes when the incident took place.
Labourers Anguri Aad, Anjali Aad and Kalita Vachaliya sustained injuries.
The Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board lodged a complaint at Mandvi Police Station, and a case was registered under sections 316 (Criminal Breach of Trust), 318 (cheating), and 125 (Act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Those arrested were identified as Babu Patel, Jasmin Patel, Dhaval Patel, Jayanti Patel, Babu Manilal Patel, Jigar Prajapati and Ankit Garasiya.
"Chief Minister Patel gave strict instructions to punish all the officials and contractors for the lapses. He also instructed not to compromise on quality in any construction project," said state spokesperson and minister Jitu Vaghani after the cabinet meeting.
