Delhi Airport Canopy Collapse, Civil Aviation Minister Clarifies | ABP News

Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Friday said that the portion that collapsed is an old part of the airport building. "We are taking this incident seriously... The building inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi is on the other side and the building that collapsed here is an old building and was opened in 2009," he said. Naidu further said, "...A section of the canopy which is outside of the airport has collapsed due to heavy rains. We express our condolence to the life that has been lost in this tragic incident, four people have also been injured. So we are taking care of them right now. We immediately sent the emergency response team, the fire safety team and also the CISF, and NDRF teams. Everyone was available at the site and they did a thorough inspection so that no other casualties were there. So right now, the situation is under control. The rest of the terminal building has been closed and everything is being thoroughly inspected so that there is no further untoward incident here..."