New Delhi: Four people have died, several others have been injured after portion of the boundary wall in a residential society – Jal Vayu Vihar – in Noida’s sector 21 collapsed on Tuesday morning.
Many people are feared trapped. Police and fire Department teams are at the spot to rescue them.
“Portion of boundary wall of residential society collapses in Noida’s Jal Vayu Vihar, some workers feared trapped,” news agency PTI quoted an official as saying.
Talking to media, Noida District Magistrate Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj said: “Noida Authority had given contract for drainage repair work near Jal Vayu Vihar in Sector 21. We have been told when labourers were pulling out bricks, wall collapsed. It will be probed.”
He further said that rescue operation is underway. “Details of the injured people are being ascertained. The area is being searched as a precautionary measure. All teams are present here,” the Noida DM said.
#WATCH | UP: Rescue operations underway in Noida Sector 21 where a wall collapsed this morning.
DM Suhas LY says, “We have received info of 2 deaths each (total 4) at District Hospital & Kailash Hospital, it is being verified. We’re also ascertaining details on the injured.” pic.twitter.com/FTXAVVvarm
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) September 20, 2022
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives due to an incident of a wall collapse in Noida Sector 21. He has directed senior officials to reach the spot immediately and continue rescue operations on war footing.
उन्होंने मृतकों के शोक संतप्त परिजनों के प्रति संवेदना व्यक्त की है और घायलों के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना करते हुए उनके उपचार की समुचित व्यवस्था करने के निर्देश दिए हैं।
— CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) September 20, 2022
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