Death toll in Indore temple stepwell collapse rises to 35

The death toll in the temple stepwell collapse incident in Madhya Pradesh's Indore has increased to 35 while 14 people have been rescued so far, according to officials.

A rescue operation led by the Madhya Pradesh police, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Emergency and Response Force (SDERF) and district administration is still underway.
The roof of a stepwell caved in during special pooja of Ram Navami at the Indore temple.

"The 18 hours long rescue operation started at around 12:30 on Thursday, and is still ongoing," Collector Ilayaraja T said.

A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the matter.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced ₹5 lakh exgratia to the kin of the deceased while ₹50,000 to the injured. The exgratia of ₹2 lakh will also be given through the Prime Minister Relief Fund.

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