36 dead as roof of temple stepwell collapses in Indore, CM Chouhan visits injured
Home Minister Narottam Mishra among others who went to meet the kin of the deceased at a community hall in the city's Patel Nagar area had to return hastily following sloganeering, said sources. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at the Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal temple in Indore, on March 31, 2023. BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited Indore on Friday, a day after 36 lives were lost in a tragic temple stepwell accident. The concrete slab-roof covering an ancient stepwell ('bavdi') caved in during the Ram Navami celebration at the Beleshwar Jhulelal Mahadev Temple in the city's Patel Nagar area, on Thursday at 11 am. Several people were trapped inside for hours. Overcrowding in the temple premi...