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MP well collapse: Three trapped laborers declared dead

As per rules, the government will provide a financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the families of each of the deceased, Yadav said.

MP Well collapseThe under-construction well caved in at Khunajhir Khurd village in the district on Tuesday evening following which the three persons, including a woman, got trapped. (Screengrab: X/@PTI_News)
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Three labourers, trapped under the debris after a well collapsed in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, have died, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Wednesday.

The victims are Shahjadi Khan (50), her son Rashid (18) and nephew Bashid (18).

The under-construction well caved in at Khunajhir Khurd village in the district on Tuesday evening following which the three persons, including a woman, got trapped, officials earlier said.

CM Mohan Yadav in a post on X, said, “Sad news has been received about the untimely death of 3 workers in an accident caused by soil collapse during the digging of an old well on a private land in village Khunajhir khurd under Chhindwara district.”


As per rules, the government will provide a financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the families of each of the deceased, Yadav said.

“I pray to God to give peace to the departed souls and strength to the family members to bear this immense grief,” he wrote.

 

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