MP rains: Two children of family killed, four injured in house collapse

On Friday, the water resource department officials opened nine gates of Tawa Dam in Narmadapuram due to a rise in the water and level of the river Narmada

Published on: Aug 3, 2024, 17:20:41 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Bhopal: Two children of a family were killed and four others were injured after a kuccha house collapsed in the Gadarwara area in Madhya Pradesh’s Narsinghpur district on Friday following heavy rainfall, officials aware of the incident said. The incident took place at Rampura village on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.

Officials said that eight members of a family were buried under the rubble after a kuccha house collapsed on them. Gadarwara sub-divisional magistrate Kalavati Byare said that a rescue operation was conducted by the police, who reached the incident spot after getting the information.

The injured were rushed to the nearby district hospital, she said, adding that the district administration has provided assistance of Rs.10,000 to the family.

The spell of rain continues for the third day in Madhya Pradesh. In Bhopal, a 14-year-old boy was swept away in the drain of Sukhi Sewania, while 20 families were rescued from the banks of the Kaliasot river on Saturday, said officials.

Officials said the gates of several dams were opened on Friday following the rise in water level of the rivers.

On Friday, the water resource department officials opened nine gates of Tawa Dam in Narmadapuram due to a rise in the water and level of the river Narmada.

According to officials, water is flowing two feet above the bridge of the river Bahari connecting Vidisha and Ashoknagar.

Meanwhile, a red alert has been issued for 12 districts— Sehore, Raisen, Narmadapuram, Narsinghpur, Chhindwara, Seoni, Mandla, Balaghat, Dindori, Anuppur, Sheopur, and Shivpuri. While there is an orange alert for heavy rain in 23 districts, including Bhopal and Jabalpur.

Taking stock of the situation, chief minister Mohan Yadav said that the district administration has been put on alert. “As of now, the situation is under control.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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