Uttar Pradesh: 2 Killed, 11 Injured After Overhead Water Tank Collapses In Mathura

An overhead water t🧸ank collapsed in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura killing two women and injuring 11 people on Sunday.

Reportedly, the incident took place at around 6 pm in Krishna Vihar Colony ♏developed by the Uttar Pradesh Awas Vikas Parishad𓃲.

District Magistrate Sh𝓰ailendra Kumar Singh s☂aid the other injured people, including five women, were taken to the district hospital for treatment.

One of the injured, identified as Nawab (35), has been sent to SN Medical College and Hospital in Agra as ⛄his cond💙ition was serious.

The District Magistrate mentioned that besides the f📖ire service and🎃 police, teams from the revenue, municipal corporation, and health departments are helping with the rescue.

He also sai💟d that National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been cꦯalled in.

Dr. Bhudev Prasad from the Health Department's Rapid Response🅰 Team reported that two women, Sundari (65) and Sarita (27), passed away on their way to the hospital.

The ๊injured include Saraswa𝐆ti (45), Baby (52), Kamlesh (65), Nikunja (22), Mili (18), Prince (6), Gaurishankar (84), Mahavir (50), Vipindra (34), and Ramesh Chand (66).

All of them are in stable condition, Prasad said.

Additio🍸nal District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue) Yogendra Pandey earlier confirmed that two persons died after the 2.5 lakh litre tank collapsed.

He said that the work of removing the debris is still going on and several people are still likely🌌 to be ☂trapped under it.

The DM said the construction of the water tank was completed in 2021 and its collapse in just✃ three years will be investi🥀gated.

He also said the tank was built by the Jal Nigam at a cost of Rs 6 crore under the Gangajal Drinking Wate🦂r Project.

(With PTI inputs)