By Fifteen workers were rescued safely after a metal slab collapsed at a construction site in Gandhinagar’s Kudasan area on Wednesday night.
The site, Bosky The Empire, was undergoing slab-casting work between two existing structures when the collapse occurred.
Twelve workers were hospitalised at Gandhinagar Civil Hospital and remain in stable condition, while three others were discharged after minor injuries.
Preliminary investigations point to a crane possibly striking the ceiling during the slab-casting process as the cause.
Rescue efforts involving the Municipal Corporation, police, SDRF and NDRF continued through the night, deploying cranes with lifting capacities exceeding 300 tonnes.
Rescue teams used concrete and metal cutters along with specialised cranes with lifting capacities of more than 300 tonnes to clear debris.
Three of the rescued workers who did not suffer major injuries were discharged after treatment, while the remaining 12 were kept under observation.
The debris-clearing operation continued through the night to ensure no workers remained trapped beneath the collapsed slab.
Gujarat authorities are expected to investigate whether safety protocols were followed at the construction site prior to the collapse.
The incident adds to a string of recent construction-related accidents reported across Indian cities this year, prompting renewed scrutiny of site safety standards.
Officials confirmed that all 15 workers involved in the incident have been accounted for, with none reported missing as of the latest update.
The Kudasan area of Gandhinagar has seen rapid commercial construction activity in recent years as the city has expanded its business and retail footprint.
State authorities said a detailed structural assessment of the remaining portions of the Bosky The Empire site would be carried out before construction work resumes.
Labour rights groups have periodically called for stricter enforcement of on-site safety supervision at construction projects involving simultaneous heavy-machinery operation and manual work.
The accident occurred around 9 pm on Wednesday at the Bosky The Empire construction site, where workers were casting a concrete slab between two existing structures.
NDRF rescue operation (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
