3 women from Ganjam among Mumbai building collapse victims

Berhampur: Three women of a family from Ganjam district were among six killed after the portion of a slab in a four-storey building collapsed in Kalyan East, Mumbai on Tuesday.The deceased from Ganjam were identified as Pramila Sahu (56) of Jaugada-Nuagaon in Purushottampur block, and her two daughters, Sunita Sahu (38) and Sujata Padhy (32). Sujata's 4-year-old son and Sunita's 12-year-old daughter, who were in the building, sustained injuries and are undergoing treatment in a nearby hospital. Their condition was stated to be serious, sources said.Sunita's 14-year-old son escaped as he had gone for tuition, while her husband Neelanchal and brother-in-law were at their workplaces. Sunita owned a flat on the second floor of the Saptashrungi building located in Karpewadi area in Kalyan East, where the victims were resting when a part of the inside of the building collapsed from the second floor to the ground floor, sources said.Pramila reached Kalyan on Konark Express early Tuesday and stayed at her elder daughter's house in the building. Some hours before the collapse, she visited Sujata's house, a short distance away. Sujata, along with her mother and four-year-old son, came to Sunita's house to have lunch. Pramila planned to go to her son's house, about 10 km from there, in the evening.The collapse might have occurred just after lunch, said Neelanchal. "I asked my mother to wait until I returned from work," said Jagannath (30), Pramila's son. "Before I arrived, the bodies of my mother and two sisters had been recovered from the debris," said Jagannath, who works in a shop.Janardan Tiwadi, a resident of Jaugada-Nuagaon who settled in Kalyan area to carry out business, said they rushed to the site at 5 pm after they came to know about the building collapse. "With the help of police, we shifted the injured persons to nearby hospitals," he said."After the death of her husband Kalu Charan Sahu, Pramila frequently went to her village and returned alone by train. Her family had settled in Kalyan about 20 years. She had returned to Kalyan ahead of Sabitri Brata on May 26 to give gifts to her daughters, as per tradition in Odia families," he said.Maharashtra govt has declared Rs 5 lakh compensation to family members of the deceased.Berhampur: Three women of a family from Ganjam district were among six killed after the portion of a slab in a four-storey building collapsed in Kalyan East, Mumbai on Tuesday.The deceased from Ganjam were identified as Pramila Sahu (56) of Jaugada-Nuagaon in Purushottampur block, and her two daughters, Sunita Sahu (38) and Sujata Padhy (32). Sujata's 4-year-old son and Sunita's 12-year-old daughter, who were in the building, sustained injuries and are undergoing treatment in a nearby hospital. Their condition was stated to be serious, sources said.Sunita's 14-year-old son escaped as he had gone for tuition, while her husband Neelanchal and brother-in-law were at their workplaces. Sunita owned a flat on the second floor of the Saptashrungi building located in Karpewadi area in Kalyan East, where the victims were resting when a part of the inside of the building collapsed from the second floor to the ground floor, sources said.Pramila reached Kalyan on Konark Express early Tuesday and stayed at her elder daughter's house in the building. Some hours before the collapse, she visited Sujata's house, a short distance away. Sujata, along with her mother and four-year-old son, came to Sunita's house to have lunch. Pramila planned to go to her son's house, about 10 km from there, in the evening.The collapse might have occurred just after lunch, said Neelanchal. "I asked my mother to wait until I returned from work," said Jagannath (30), Pramila's son. "Before I arrived, the bodies of my mother and two sisters had been recovered from the debris," said Jagannath, who works in a shop.Janardan Tiwadi, a resident of Jaugada-Nuagaon who settled in Kalyan area to carry out business, said they rushed to the site at 5 pm after they came to know about the building collapse. "With the help of police, we shifted the injured persons to nearby hospitals," he said."After the death of her husband Kalu Charan Sahu, Pramila frequently went to her village and returned alone by train. Her family had settled in Kalyan about 20 years. She had returned to Kalyan ahead of Sabitri Brata on May 26 to give gifts to her daughters, as per tradition in Odia families," he said.Maharashtra govt has declared Rs 5 lakh compensation to family members of the deceased.