Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde announces financial aid for victims of Kurla building collapse
Rebel Shiv Sena MLA Mangesh Kudalkar announced that financial aid of Rs 1 lakh will be provided to families of injured and Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased by Minister Eknath Shinde.
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Kurla, June 28: Following the unfortunate Kurla building collapse incident in Maharashtra Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde came forward, announcing financial aid for families of injured as well as the deceased.
The rescue operation is still underway. As per the fire brigade department, seven to eight people are still trapped under the debris.
The BMC Commissioner, Iqbal Singh Chahal, said, "Three people died and four were admitted to the hospital, while nine people were discharged after primary treatment. As per the fire brigade, there are seven to eight people trapped under the debris of the building. Police suspect that there could be even more people."
Rebel Shiv Sena MLA Mangesh Kudalkar took to Twitter stating that the building collapse incident was very tragic and the police are carrying out rescue operations. Moreover, he also announced that financial aid of Rs 1 lakh will be provided to families of injured and Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased, by Minister Eknath Shinde.
Also, through a video message, he informed that Shinde has instructed to offer compensation to the affected families. Also expressing grief over the incident, he added, "Yesterday, the building collapsed in Kurla. I have heard that four people have died and many are still trapped. This is unfortunate."
The incident took place on Monday night when a 4-storey collapsed in Mumbai's Naik Nagar in the Kurla neighbourhood trapping several people under the debris. The death toll in the building collapse has risen to three.
The BMC Commissioner, Iqbal Singh Chahal, said, "Three people died and four were admitted to the hospital, while nine people were discharged after primary treatment. As per the fire brigade, there are seven to eight people trapped under the debris of the building. Police suspect that there could be even more people."
