A steel arch that was still being constructed in Chennai collapsed on Tuesday, killing nine people. According to police officials, this collapse occurred at the construction site of the Ennore Thermal Power in north Chennai. In addition to this incident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also announced an ex-gratia amount of the families of the victims.

According to Dr. J. Radhakrishnan, Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO), all of the workers were from Assam and neighboring areas.

“There was an unfortunate incident at the Ennore Thermal Power construction site where a steel arch fell and nine people died. These people were from Assam and the surrounding areas. One person is injured. BHEL officials are present at the spot,” Radhakrishnan told reporters

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