Archive · 1 Oct 2025
Chennai Construction Collapse Kills Nine Assam Migrant Workers
A construction site in Chennai collapsed, resulting in the deaths of nine young men from Assam.
They were working on a thermal power project when the scaffolding supporting a concrete arch gave way.
The men were part of the Dimasa tribe and migrated to Chennai seeking better-paying jobs than they could find in their home villages.
Families are now dealing with the loss and preparing to send the bodies back to Assam.
The accident highlights the risks migrant workers face.
Nine migrant workers from Assam died in a construction collapse in Chennai.
The accident occurred at the Ennore Special Economic Zone thermal power project.
Workers were building a concrete arch when the scaffolding failed.
The deceased were from the Dimasa tribe in Assam.
The workers migrated to Chennai for better wages than available in Assam.
- Who
- Nine migrant workers from Assam
- What
- Fatal construction site collapse
- When
- Tuesday night
- Where
- Ennore Special Economic Zone, Chennai
- Why
- Scaffolding failure during arch construction
- Event
- Construction Site Collapse
- Location
- Ennore Special Economic Zone, Chennai
- Date
- Tuesday night (incident)
- Fatalities
- Nine
- Victims
- Migrant workers from Assam (Dimasa tribe)
- Cause
- Scaffolding failure
- Employment
- Better wages in Chennai compared to Assam
Sources
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