A BMC employee died after a wall collapsed in Talaiya area on Saturday. The employee was posted with the Gardening department and was on his way to his assigned duty at Kilol Park near Upper lake.
According to the police, around 7.30 am Abdul Afzal (40) was passing through Durga Chowk of Talaiya when a wall collapsed and got trapped in the debris.
locals rushed to rescue him, and the BMC and police officials were informed. The victim was rescued and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died during the treatment. The house is owned by Paritosh Verma but Verma and his family members were not injured in the collapse.
BMC started the rescue operation and started searching for victims in the debris. Afzal used to live at Nasheman apartment situated at Jogipura locality. The wall collapsed after it was damaged due to the heavy rainfall.
The Station House Officer of the Talaiya police station T Sapre told that the after the death of the victim the body was sent for the post mortem. The police have completed the documents and have dispatched the same which would help the victim’s family to get the compensation soon.
He told that he was unaware about the details of compensation provided in such cases. Mayor Krishna Gaur has confirmed that a family member would be provided a job with the Bhopal Municipal Corporation and a compensation of Rs 25000 would be given to the family.
Among other compensation Rs 1 lakh would be provided by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan while Rs 20000 would be given by Urban Administration and Development Minister Babulal Gaur.