Guwahati: 7-Year-Old Boy Dies In Hatigaon After Wall Collapse
First Published: 20th September, 2024 10:24 IST
Guwahati: 7-Year-Old Boy Dies In Hatigaon After Wall Collapse
In a tragic incident, a 7-year-old boy died after a portion of the wall from an under-construction building collapsed in the Hatigaon area of Guwahati on Thursday.
Following the incident, allegations of illegal construction and breaching construction norms have also been leveled against the contractors.
According to local residents, the child was playing along with his friends near the under-construction building when part of the wall collapsed and fell on him. The child was rushed to the GMCH where doctors declared declared him dead.
The contractor of the building has also been accused of breaching construction norms by not maintaining the required distance between two constructions.
A local stated, ” It has been over three months that the contractors working there have dug up the place and even the walls have no support and the posts have not been cemented. That is why this collapsed.”
“As per norms, there should be a minimum of six feet gap between two buildings. There is barely any space here. The contractor left only two feet gap and as a result, the wall fell into the child”, he further stated.
The locals urged authorities to stop the construction of the building to avoid any such incident in the future.
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