scorecardresearch
Monday, September 23, 2024
Support Our Journalism
HomeIndiaBreach in tank causes floods in Chhattisgarh's Kirandul town; 40 families evacuated

Breach in tank causes floods in Chhattisgarh’s Kirandul town; 40 families evacuated

Follow Us :
Text Size:

Dantewada, Jul 21 (PTI) Nearly 40 families were evacuated after a wall of a sump tank in an iron ore mining area collapsed in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Sunday, flooding low-lying areas of Kirandul town, officials said.

Two children trapped in the floods were rescued after the breach in a wall of the tank built on a hill amid intermittent rainfall, they said.

The incident took place around 3.30 pm in iron ore mine deposit no. 11 C of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), a central public sector undertaking, on Bailadila hills in Kirandul, a district administration official said.

The eastern side wall of the NMDC sump tank, which is 70 metres long, 70 metres wide and 2.5 metres deep, collapsed, causing a sudden flow of a huge amount of water down the slope resulting in a flood-like situation in Kirandul, he said.

Soon after being alerted, the district administration launched a rescue exercise, he said.

People from at least 40 houses were moved to safer locations and two children trapped in floods were rescued and shifted to a local hospital, he said.

The people from affected areas have been put up at the Mangal Bhavan relief camp where the district administration has arranged food for them, the official said, adding that the situation is under control now.

Some houses were damaged due to the floods and the exact details in this regard will be known after a survey on Monday, he said.

Prima facie, it seems heavy rainfall for the past five to six days in the area resulted in the collapse of the tank wall but the exact cause will be known after the examination. The damaged wall is being repaired, he added. PTI COR TKP NR

This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.

Subscribe to our channels on YouTube, Telegram & WhatsApp

Support Our Journalism

India needs fair, non-hyphenated and questioning journalism, packed with on-ground reporting. ThePrint – with exceptional reporters, columnists and editors – is doing just that.

Sustaining this needs support from wonderful readers like you.

Whether you live in India or overseas, you can take a paid subscription by clicking here.

Support Our Journalism

  • Tags

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Most Popular