Days after 36 people were killed in the Indore temple tragedy, the Indore civic body deployed bulldozers to demolish the illegal structure on Monday. Five bulldozers rolled into the Beleshwar Mahadev Temple in Madhya Pradesh to demolish illegal construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the crackdown, Deputy Municipal Commissioner, District Magistrate, and other officials were present at the spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The move was initiated after several devotees were plunged into the water reservoir below during a Ram Navami celebration on Thursday when the slab built on top of the bawdi (stepwell) at the Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal temple caved in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 200-year-old stepwell roof broke due to the weight of the crowds on Ram Navami.\u00a0The incident took place when a havan was being conducted. The temple is in Sneh Nagar, one of Indore’s oldest residential neighbourhoods, and is run by a private trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Indore Municipal Corporation had marked the cover of the stepwell for demolition last year because it was an illegal structure but they withdrew when the temple trust persuaded them that it would harm religious sentiments. The temple section that collapsed was an illegal structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A four-decade-old stepwell was supported by four iron girders, a thin layer of concrete, and tiles that could not bear the weight of the crowd that had arrived to perform puja on Ram Navami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Indore district administration has also issued an order under Section 144 of the CrPC to identify and free all step-wells from encroachment. A police case has also been filed against two officials of the temple trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floor was surrounded by walls that had risen. The temple’s roof was constructed from a tin shed. Those gathering for a havan (ritual) at the Shri Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal temple were unaware that a deep hole was hidden beneath them behind rusted iron grills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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