Yogi Adityanath takes stock of Mathura building collapse, asks officials to provide relief

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday, August 15 took cognizance of the collapse of an old building in Mathura district. Five people died and four more were injured when parts of an old building collapsed on devotees near the Banke Bihari temple in Mathura. 

The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister expressed his condolences to the bereaved family members over the loss of lives in the accident. He directed district officials to take the injured to the hospital immediately. Adityanath has announced ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakhs to the next of kin of those killed in the incident and directed officials to ensure proper treatment of those injured.

महाराज जी ने मृतकों के परिजनों को ₹04-04 लाख राहत राशि देने के लिए प्रशासन को निर्देश दिए हैं।

— Yogi Adityanath Office (@myogioffice) August 15, 2023

The Office of Yogi Adityanath took to Twitter and instructed officers of the district administration to conduct relief work on a war footing at the spot where the incident took place. 

"Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed condolences for the loss of life in the tragic accident of an old building collapse in district Mathura. Expressing his condolences to the bereaved family members, he instructed the officers of the district administration for proper treatment of the injured and wished them a speedy recovery. He has instructed senior officers to conduct relief work on a war footing at the spot," said the Office of Yogi Adityanath. 

जनपद मथुरा में पुराना भवन गिरने की दुःखद दुर्घटना में हुई जनहानि के प्रति मुख्यमंत्री श्री @myogiadityanath जी महाराज ने शोक व्यक्त किया है।

उन्होंने शोकाकुल परिजनों के प्रति अपनी संवेदनाएं व्यक्त करते हुए जिला प्रशासन के अधिकारियों को घायलों के समुचित उपचार के निर्देश दिए हैं…

— Yogi Adityanath Office (@myogioffice) August 15, 2023

The incident took place on Tuesday evening, police said, adding that a big chunk of a balcony collapsed on devotees walking past the house first and as work was underway to rescue those trapped under the debris, a wall of the building collapsed. Meanwhile, Vrindavan SHO Vijay Kumar Singh said a couple of monkeys were fighting among themselves on the balcony when it collapsed.

All those injured were rushed to a hospital, where five, including three women, were declared dead, the official said. District Magistrate Pulkit Khare said due compensation will be awarded to the victim's families.

The officials identified the deceased as Geeta Kashyap (50), Arvind Kumar Yadav (35) and Rashmi Gupta (52) from Kanpur, Anju Murgan (51) of Vrindavan and Chandan Rai (28) of Deoria.