National News : An arch decorated with lights collapsed during the Dandiya program at MVSR Engineering College in Nadergul, Hyderabad on Saturday. A first year engineering student was killed and 14 other students were injured in the accident. Police said the arch collapsed due to strong winds, seriously injuring Sona Narayan Das, a student of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE). She was rushed to a nearby private hospital, where she died during treatment.
Heavy police force deployed in the college
Her sister, Meena Narayana Das was also injured and is being treated at Pratyusha Hospital near Nadergul. Initial reports said her condition was critical, but police later said all 14 injured were out of danger. A heavy police force has been deployed in the college.
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy condoled the death of the student
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy condoled the death of the student and expressed his condolences to his family. According to a government release, he directed officials to provide best medical care to the injured, identify those responsible for the accident and take strict action against them.
What did the Director of MVSR College say?
MVSR College Director Prasanna Kumar said, “We had planned to organize a technical and cultural festival called ‘Sangam’ held every year. The technical program was on Friday and the cultural program was on Saturday. At the end of the program, the Dandiya program was organized keeping in mind the interest and demand of the students. It was scheduled to take place at 5:30 or 6:00 pm. Unfortunately, a heavy thunderstorm hit just 10 minutes before the program ended. Light The stands could not be held, and one of the stands fell on the spot where the students were dancing.
“Sadly, we lost a student of EEE branch, Soni Narayan Das,” said the director. Around nine students were admitted to the hospital.” 108 Ambulance was taking some time to reach, so we immediately used our vehicles. We immediately rushed him to Pratyusha Hospital, where he was given immediate treatment. On the advice of doctors, two students underwent a CT scan, and the students who underwent the scan are now out of danger. This is a very sad incident. The management is taking care of everything and monitoring the situation. We will do our best to help parents.
The acting president of BRS expressed grief
BRS Working President KT Rama Rao expressed deep grief over the death of two students in an accident at MVSR Engineering College in Nadergul. KTR expressed its deepest condolences to the families of the students who lost their lives in this tragic incident. He wished the students injured in the accident a speedy recovery and requested the authorities to provide the best medical care to the injured. Condoling the bereaved families, KTR wished them strength and courage to bear this huge loss and tragedy.
The BJP leader demanded the arrest of those responsible
BJP leader Andela Sriramulu Yadav said that negligence was committed during the planned program. Around 6:30 PM at MVSR College. A pillar about 80 feet high suddenly fell on 20 girls. The condition of four girls is critical. Two girls are reported dead, two others seriously, and many others injured. This is very sad. This is completely the result of negligence of MVSR college management. We have raised this issue many times; We have seen many problems in this college, and students are living in fear. Currently, there are no students here, and we don’t know where about 300 students have been sent.
Police will take action against the management
The police say that they will take action against the management. The program should have been organized by the college management itself. They are endangering the lives of students. If the police do not arrest them, we will announce our future strategy. The college has a good reputation and is respected in the area, but if the lives of our students are at risk, we will not remain silent. We demand the college management to be vigilant and arrest those responsible.