Union Minister of Civil Aviation K Ram Mohan Naidu announced compensation to the man’s kin who lost his life at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Friday. As Delhi drains with heavy rainfall early this morning, the IGI Airport reported a collapse of a portion of the canopy of Terminal 1.
The Union minister announced 20 lakhs of compensation for the deceased’s kin and three lakhs for each of those injured in the incident.
He said, “A section of the canopy which is outside of the airport has collapsed due to heavy rains. We express our condolence to the life that has been lost in this tragic incident, four people have also been injured. So we are taking care of them right now.”
Safety measures are in place
The minister confirmed the situation as “under control” saying, “We immediately sent the emergency response team, the fire safety team and also the CISF and, NDRF teams. Everyone was available at the site and they have a thorough inspection so that no other casualties are there. So right now the situation is under control. The rest of the terminal building has been closed and everything is being thoroughly inspected so that there is no further untoward incident here…”
Naidu clarified that the building inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi is on the other side of the site, while the collapsed building is an older structure that was opened in 2009.
Speaking to reporters at the site, Minister Kinjarapu expressed condolences for the loss of life due to heavy rainfall and reported that four people had been injured. He noted that teams from emergency response, fire safety, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were immediately dispatched to the scene.
In a related incident, the Ministry of Civil Aviation announced that all flight operations from Terminal 1 of Delhi Airport are suspended until further notice following the canopy collapse at the terminal on Friday morning.
(With ANI inputs)