Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) has recommended to the State Government to inspect all the new and old overhead water tanks in the state within a month and those found to be dangerous should be razed.
The MPHRC has made several recommendations pertaining to the incident of over head tank crash on the intervening night of November 18-19, 2013 in Arera Colony of the State capital. The Commission is unaware of the latest updates of the issue but it has recommended that if the Challan has not been submitted in the case then the investigations should be completed seriously and challan be produced before the court in three month against the guilty officials and employees.
As per the MPHRC recommendations those overhead tanks that need repairing should be repaired within a month. The illegal colonies under and near the water over head tanks should be immediately removed and their rehabilitation should also be started immediately. It should be ensured that no new colony should be constructed under and near the over head tanks.
Those slum dwellers that have been removed after the overhead tank crash in Arera colony should also be rehabilitated. The way Rs 25,000 per hut assistance was provided to the complete or partial destroyed huts similarly the remaining slum dwellers should be provided financial assistance.
Uniform compensation was paid to the relatives of dead in the incidence. As per the Motor vehicles act uniform compensation is not given instead it is calculated on various bases similarly the final compensation amount should be fixed by the court till than the interim uniform compensation should be provided by the state government. The compensation to the victims of Bhopal over head tank should also be provided compensation on this principal.