Tamil Nadu to pay Rs.5 lakh to building collapse victims kin

Posted on 30th Mar 2015 05:07 pm by mohit kumar

Chennai, March 30 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Monday announced a solatium of Rs.5 lakh each to the families of the five persons who were killed on Sunday when a building under construction collapsed at Tiruvarur.

Making a statement in the assembly, Panneerselvam said a solatium of Rs.5 lakh each will be given to the families of the five dead construction workers and Rs.50,000 each to the 16 persons who were injured in the accident.

He said the a guest house was being built on behalf of the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) inside the Central University complex at Tiruvarur.

Tiruvarur is around 320 km from here.

He said the construction contract was given to the Hyderabad based D.E.C. Infrastructure and Projects (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Four persons, including the manager and the engineer of the construction company, have been arrested, Panneerselvam said.

With regard to the accident involving Vellore district collector's car in which a two-wheeler rider died and another was seriously injured, Panneerselvam said the police are investigating the case.

He said action would be taken after the investigation.

Panneerselvam said it was the driver of district collector who was driving the car at the time of the accident.

He said DMK members protested on the roads, demanding the arrest of the car driver.

Other news

These 15 stocks, including Adani, made money, investors will jump on hearing profits

The domestic stock markets have seen a significant jump so far from the March low of last year. T

Center has delivered more than 150 crore vaccine doses to the states, vaccination figure also crosses 1.5 billion

The pace of vaccination has also been increased by the central government amid the increasing pac

Mohammad Yousuf will take over the responsibility of permanent batting coach of the Pakistan team, which will be announced soon

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is all set to appoint its legendary batsman Mohammad Yousuf as t

UP Election 2022: Amit Shah will release BJP's manifesto in Lucknow, BJP's public interest plans in Jan Kalyan Sankalp Patra

The Bharatiya Janata Party will release its manifesto i.e. Jan Kalyan Sankalp Patra on Tuesday be

China is engaged in erasing the Median Line drawn between China and Taiwan, know some special things about it

Tensions with China have been increasing since the US House of Representatives Speaker Nassie Pel

Russia and Ukraine Conflict Explained: The gas-oil supply and the pipeline on which is stuck the eyes of the whole of Europe-Russia

Tensions have been brewing between Russia and Ukraine for the past two months. About one lakh 30

Russia-Ukraine War Updates: Big blow to Russia on the war front, one of Putin's two trusted lieutenants killed, one injured

Today is the 68th day of the Russo-Ukraine War. Now the Russian army is also facing major setback

T20 WC IND vs PAK: Good news for Indian fans, Sachin Tendulkar may go to America to watch the India-Pakistan match

Former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar may reach to watch the T20 World Cup match between India a

Pakistan Train Hijack: Baloch fighters killed 30 army soldiers, more than 100 hostages released; 10 important points

A train is hijacked in Balochistan, Pakistan and many passengers are taken hostage. This hijackin

Two more hotels bow down in Joshimath: can collide with each other anytime; Supreme Court will decide today whether it is a national disaster or not

Two more hotels have leaned towards each other in Joshimath, Uttarakhand. Their names are Snow Cr