Mohali (Punjab): A 22-year-old girl has been rescued after a multi-storey under-construction building collapsed in Punjab’s Mohali on Saturday and has succumbed to injuries, officials said.
The victim has been identified as Drishti Verma (20) daughter of late Bhagat Verma, a resident of Theog, Himachal Pradesh.
#NewsUpdate Drishti Verma, 20-year-old from Himachal Pradesh, succumbs to injuries | Building owners booked in #MohaliBuildingCollapse#ICYMI Watch #IndianArmy and #NDRF try to rescue 15 civilians trapped in building collapse in #Mohali Sector 77 #PunjabNews pic.twitter.com/GWdswtVrLO
— Benefit News (@BenefitNews24) December 22, 2024
#WATCH | Rescue operation by the personnel of the Indian Army and NDRF continues after a multi-storey under-construction building collapsed in Punjab’s Mohali yesterday. pic.twitter.com/VZGyAVWZLl
— ANI (@ANI) December 22, 2024
On 21.12.2024, In the evening hours, a multi-story building tragically collapsed in Village Sohana, Mohali. BSF Rescue and Medical teams swiftly responded, evacuating the injured and providing immediate medical assistance with sister agencies.#SohanaCollapse #BSFheroes pic.twitter.com/jsjoqDLpoT
— BSF Western Command (@BSF_SDG_WC) December 22, 2024
The victim was rescued from the debris by the National Disaster Management Force in critical condition and was rushed to Sohana Hospital, informed Viraj S Tidke, Officiating DC in the late night.
CM Expresses Grief Over Incident
Ahead of this, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed grief on the incident, and said that full administration and rescue teams are deployed at the spot.
CM Mann affirmed that action will be taken against the culprits behind the collapse of this under-construction building. He also said that he is in constant touch with the administration.
ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦਾ ਅਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਨਗਰ (ਮੁਹਾਲੀ) ‘ਚ ਸੋਹਾਣਾ ਦੇ ਨੇੜੇ ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁ-ਮੰਜ਼ਿਲਾਂ ਇਮਾਰਤ ਹਾਦਸਾਗ੍ਰਸਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਦੁਖ਼ਦ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਮਿਲੀ ਹੈ। ਪੂਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਾਸਨ ਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਬਚਾਅ ਕਾਰਜ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਟੀਮਾਂ ਮੌਕੇ ‘ਤੇ ਤੈਨਾਤ ਨੇ। ਮੈਂ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਾਸਨ ਨਾਲ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਸੰਪਰਕ ‘ਚ ਹਾਂ। ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਜਾਨੀ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਨਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੋਵੇ, ਦੋਸ਼ੀਆਂ ‘ਤੇ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ…
— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) December 21, 2024
“Received sad news of an accident of a multi-storey building near Sohana in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali). Full administration and other rescue operations teams are deployed at the spot. I am in constant touch with the administration. We pray that there is no loss of life and property, action will be taken against the culprits. People are requested to cooperate with the administration,” the Chief Minister stated in a post on X on Saturday.
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