Shimla Building Collapse: A 5-storey building collapsed in Bhattakufar, Shimla within no time. However, luckily there is no news of any loss of life or anyone being buried under it.
Shimla Building Collapse: A five-storey building collapsed in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. This incident happened in Bhattakufar. Fortunately, there was no loss of life. The building was evacuated beforehand in view of the danger. This building was in danger due to the four-lane construction work.
On Monday morning, normal life was affected due to landslides and closure of roads in many areas of Shimla. At the same time, many cattle were washed away from a pen due to cloudburst in Sikesari village of Rampur.
A building in Mathu Colony on the way to Chamiyana Super Specialty Hospital collapsed. However, there were no casualties as the district administration had already evacuated the building sensing the serious danger. Two other nearby buildings are also in danger.
Ranjana Verma, the owner of the building, said, "The ground was slipping after Saturday's rain, so we evacuated the building on Sunday night itself. The building collapsed around 8:15 am on Monday morning." She also said that the building had become weak due to the construction of a four-lane road nearby, but no steps were taken to protect it.
According to Yashpal Verma, deputy pradhan of Chamiyana Gram Panchayat, cracks had developed in the building last year, but officials of the company constructing the Kaithlighat-Dhali four-lane road had assured that the building was safe. Verma said that the panchayat had asked the company to stop the work as it was making the buildings unsafe. But, they continued the construction work, due to which the building collapsed.
He said, 'The building collapsed due to the negligence of the construction company.'
Meanwhile, two cowsheds, three cows and two calves, a kitchen and a room were swept away due to cloudburst in Sikaseri village of Sarpara Gram Panchayat of Rampur. The house belonged to Rajinder Kumar, Vinod Kumar and Gopal, who are sons of Palas Ram. There was no loss of life or property in this incident.
