Minor girl dies as school building roof collapses in Cuddalore

Chennai: A 15-year-old girl died on Sunday as the roof of a panchayat union middle school in Marudhathur village in Cuddalore district collapsed and fell on her.Sources in Cuddalore said that the girl M Sudhanthiradevi, from Kavanur village, had gone to her grandmother’s house in Marudhathur to attend the festival in Mariyamman temple. As Sudhanthiradevi watched the consecration ceremony in the temple, she was standing inside the the school building.Meanwhile, a large number of people were standing on the roof to witness the consecration ceremony. Unable to withstand the pressure, the roof collapsed and fell on her. In the incident, Sudhanthiradevi sustained fatal injuries and died on the way to GovernmentVeppur Hospital. Chief minister M K Stalin, while condoling the death of Sudhanthiradevi, announced ₹2 lakh ex gratia to her family.