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Nine migrant workers from Assam died and 1 idiosyncratic was injured erstwhile scaffolding came crashing down astatine a operation tract successful the Ennore Special Economic Zone thermal powerfulness task adjacent Ponneri connected Tuesday (September 30, 2025).
The radical of workers were gathering a factual arch for the 1,320-MW Ennore SEZ thermal powerfulness stations erstwhile the mishap took place, according to a elder authoritative successful the Avadi constabulary commissioner’s office. They were moving astatine a tallness of much than 20 feet erstwhile the robust scaffolding installed for the operation of the arch collapsed.
Fellow workers instantly rescued the 10 injured radical and rushed them to the Government Stanley Hospital, but 9 of them died connected the way, portion 1 injured idiosyncratic is inactive being treated astatine the hospital.
The Kattur constabulary person filed a lawsuit and are investigating the incident.
The 9 deceased person been identified arsenic Munnakempral, Vidayum Pravotsha, Sumon Karikap, Deepak Raijiung, Sarbonit Thausen, Pranto Sorong, Paban Sorong, Phaibit Phonglo, and Bimaraj Thausen, each migrant workers from Assam.
J. Radhakrishnan, president and managing manager of the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation, is astatine the hospital, on with elder energy officials.
