WATCH: House In Puducherry's Attupatti Collapses During Drainage Works

The people and workers who were at the mishap site in Puducherry at the time of the incident escaped unhurt.

The mishap took place while they were digging of a ditch as part of drainage work

Source : X/@ANI

A house in the Attupatti area of Puducherry collapsed as a result of the digging of a ditch as part of drainage work on Monday. At the time of the incident, everyone who was in the vicinity ran in the opposite direction of the mishap site and escaped unhurt.

According to a tweet on ANI, houses in the Attupatti area of Puducherry collapsed due to the digging of a ditch as a part of drainage work.

 

#WATCH | Houses in the Attupatti area of Puducherry collapsed due to the digging of ditch as a part of drainage work pic.twitter.com/9nIn4AjU3w

— ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024

 

 

Recently, at a Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) construction site in Chennai, a girder being erected slipped and fell on the ground. The incident occurred during the construction of an additional MRTS line between Velachery and St Thomas Mount near Adambakkam. Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the incident.

On Saturday, a four-storied building along with its attic collapsed in the Dhami area in Shimla, impacting the road leading to a government college and disrupting traffic flow, according to officials. Fortunately, there were no casualties reported as all residents had been evacuated beforehand, and the building's electric connections were disconnected, officials confirmed, according to a report on PTI.

The incident occurred around noon in Marahwag village's 16-mile area. The house, owned by one Raj Kumar, was sinking and the base columns of the building had developed cracks, the officials said. To avert potential harm to life and property, the building was evacuated in anticipation of the collapse.

Sub Divisional Magistrate (Rural) Nishant said the building collapsed due to excavation work in the hilly area above this house.