This incident closely followed the tragic roof collapse at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport Terminal 1 on Friday.
A canopy collapsed at the passenger pickup and drop area outside Gujarat's Rajkot Airport following heavy rain in Gujarat on June 29. This incident happened after the tragic roof collapse at Terminal 1 of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi on Friday.
According to initial reports, the Rajkot incident had no injuries or casualties.
In the meantime, Gujarat is witnessing heavy rainfall as the southwest monsoon advanced further into the state. Seven teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in the districts of Kutch, Rajkot, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gir Somnath, Bhavnagar, Narmada, and Valsad due to the forecast of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in certain regions.
The event happened the day after a 45-year-old taxi driver lost his life and eight people were hurt when a section of the ceiling fell at Indira Gandhi International Airport in the early hours.
Due to the event, Terminal 1, which serves over 200 planes each day, had to suspend operations permanently. Around five in the morning on Friday, a portion of the roof at Terminal 1's former departure forecourt collapsed, according to Delhi Airport, which is run by Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL). Although the exact cause of the collapse is unknown, strong winds and rain are thought to be to blame.
The family of the deceased would receive Rs 20 lakh in compensation, while those who suffered minor injuries will receive Rs 3 lakh each, according to Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu.
To stop these kinds of things from happening, the ministry also mandated that all airports in the nation undergo a structural preliminary inspection.
Meanwhile, the Indian Penal Code's sections 304A (death by negligence) and 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) have been filed by the Delhi Police as a first information report (FIR).
Similar events occurred at the Jabalpur airport in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday when a section of a fabric canopy collapsed as a result of water buildup after intense rains, crushing a car that was parked below. But the incident did not result in any injuries. March 10 saw the virtual opening of the Rs 450-crore new Dumna airport terminal building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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