Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh): A tragic incident was reported in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior where two cousins died after a portion of an old house collapsed amid incessant rain on Tuesday evening. The duo got buried under the debris as a result of the structure collapse and died on the spot.
According to reports, the incident took place on Gende Wali Road under Janakganj police station limits. The deceased were identified as Ritesh Gurjar and Radha Gurjar. Their body was trapped under the debris of the structure.
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After preliminary investigation, officials believe that the house is old and due to continuous heavy rain, the parapet of the house had become weak. The parapet reportedly fell on the roof of the house and unable to bear the pressure the old structure crumbled.
Local residents, police, and civic workers recovered the bodies. SDM Narendra Babu Yadav blamed civic negligence and assured financial aid to the family
School wall in Morena collapses amid heavy rain
Continuous heavy rain in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district caused a wall of a government school building to collapse on Wednesday morning. The wall collapsed towards the forest making the school exposed to the dense forest.
According to reports, the incident took place in Rampur Kala village of Sabalgarh tehsil where a wall of a government high secondary school suddenly crumbled. Fortunately, the school was shut amid heavy rainfall in the region, preventing a major accident involving students and staff.
In a video of the incident site, the school's wall can be seen crumbled towards a dense forest amid heavy rainfall.
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The villagers have demanded immediate repair of the school building and the safety of the students.
"The wall collapsed directly towards the forest, where violent wild animals are often spotted. This has increased the risk for the students and teachers." said a concerned local resident.
Principal Adiram Bharti said, "The main part of the building is intact, but the toilet and the wall towards the forest have collapsed."
When asked about the building's prior repair and maintenance work, Bharti said that the education department had not been informed earlier but he would now escalate the matter. District Education Officer Sudhir Saxena could not be contacted over the phone.
Parapet collapses
In yet another alarming incident, a school building's balcony collapsed in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori on Monday late night. Fortunately the accident unfolded after school hours and a major accident was averted.
The school has 125 students studying in it, and was in dire need of renovation and maintenance work but due to lack of budget the renovation was reportedly delayed.
Such frequent cases amid heavy rainfall exposes the reality of poor infrastructure of schools in rural areas.
