A worker at the Ennore Thermal Power Station construction site in Tamil Nadu described the moment when a Steel Arch Collapse near Chennai, killing nine migrant workers on Tuesday. He told the media, “I am new here. I don’t know the name of that part of the arch very well. But it was the middle connection. Suddenly, there was a noise, and that middle part fell out. Then everything else just collapsed.”
9 workers dead in Steel Arch Collapse
Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state government is working with the authorities in Tamil Nadu to bring back the bodies of the nine migrant workers. These workers reportedly died after falling at a construction site in Minjur, Thiruvallur district, on Tuesday.
In a post shared on X, Assam’s CM said, “9 migrant workers from Assam have reportedly died after falling at a construction site at Minjur, Thiruvallur district, today while doing construction work for the extension of North Chennai Thermal Power Station.”
CM offered condolences towards families
We are working with authorities in Tamil Nadu to bring back their bodies as soon as possible,” Sarma said in the post. He identified the Steel Arch Collapse victims as Munna Kemprai, Sorbojit Thausen, Phaibit Fanglu, Bidayum Porbosa, Paban Sorong, Prayanto Sorong, Suman Kharikap, Dimaraj Thousen, and Dipak Raijung. “My deepest condolences to their families and friends,” he said.
Earlier, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced a compensation of ₹10 lakh for the families of each victim from the Ennore Power Plant collapse on Tuesday. In a post on the social media platform X, Stalin expressed his sadness over the deaths of nine workers and offered his condolences to their families.
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