Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Gujarat Minister Defends Builder After Gandhinagar Slab Collapse Injures Workers
A large metal slab fell at a building site in Gandhinagar.
The accident happened on Tuesday night.
Fifteen workers were rescued from the site.
Twelve workers were taken to a hospital.
Gujarat minister Kanti Amrutiya visited some of the injured workers.
He said the slab was held up by supports called struts.
He suggested that if one support moved, the others could also fail.
He said the incident was not caused by a machine and was not necessarily the builder’s fault.
A metal slab collapsed at an under-construction commercial building in Gandhinagar on Tuesday night.
The incident occurred in the Kudasan area of Gandhinagar.
Officials said 15 workers were rescued and 12 were hospitalised.
Labour Minister Kanti Amrutiya said the collapse was caused by a support-system failure, not machinery.
Amrutiya said he had spoken with the builder, who was willing to help the injured workers and their families.
- Who
- Fifteen construction workers were rescued, 12 were hospitalised, and Gujarat Minister of State for Labour and Employment Kanti Amrutiya visited the injured.
- What
- A large metal slab collapsed at an under-construction commercial building, injuring workers.
- When
- The collapse occurred on Tuesday night; Amrutiya visited the injured on Thursday. The article does not specify the year.
- Where
- The incident occurred in the Kudasan area of Gandhinagar, Gujarat, and injured workers were treated at GMERS hospital in Gandhinagar.
- Why
- Amrutiya attributed the collapse to a failure in the support system involving struts, rather than to machinery or necessarily the builder.
- Incident
- Collapse of a large metal slab at an under-construction commercial building
- Location
- Kudasan area, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- Workers rescued
- 15
- Workers hospitalised
- 12
- Minister
- Kanti Amrutiya, Gujarat Minister of State for Labour and Employment
- Minister’s explanation
- A support-system failure involving struts caused the collapse
- Reported assistance
- The builder told Amrutiya he was ready to help the workers and their families