According to the preliminary information, there were no reports of any injuries or casualties.
A day after the fatal incident at Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 1 in New Delhi, a canopy fell at the passenger pickup and drop area outside Gujarat’s Rajkot Airport amid heavy downpour on Saturday, according to news agency PTI.
VIDEO | Canopy collapses at the passenger pickup and drop area outside #Rajkot airport terminal amid heavy rains.
(Source: Third Party) pic.twitter.com/gsurfX2O1S
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 29, 2024
In the meantime, Gujarat is receiving a lot of rain as the southwest monsoon moves deeper into the state. Seven teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in the districts of Kutch, Rajkot, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gir Somnath, Bhavnagar, Narmada, and Valsad due to the forecast of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in certain regions.
The event happened the day after a 45-year-old taxi driver lost his life and eight people were hurt when a section of the ceiling fell at Indira Gandhi International Airport in the early hours.
Due to the event, Terminal 1, which serves over 200 planes each day, had to permanently suspend operations. Around five in the morning on Friday, a portion of the roof at Terminal 1’s former departure forecourt collapsed, according to Delhi Airport, which is run by Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL). Although the exact cause of the collapse is unknown, strong winds and rain are thought to be to blame.
The family of the deceased would receive ₹20 lakh in compensation, while those who suffered minor injuries will receive ₹3 lakh each, according to civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu.
To stop these kinds of things from happening, the ministry also mandated that all airports in the nation undergo a structural preliminary inspection.
Meanwhile, the Indian Penal Code’s sections 304A (death by negligence) and 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) have been filed by the Delhi Police as a first information report (FIR).
Similar events occurred at the Jabalpur airport in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday when a section of a fabric canopy collapsed as a result of water buildup after intense rains, crushing a car that was parked below. But the incident did not result in any injuries. March 10 saw the virtual opening of the ₹450-crore new Dumna airport terminal building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
