The body of V. Kannan, a civil engineer from Nagapattinam district, who was killed in the collapse of a girder launching machine in Thane district in Maharashtra, was handed over to his family on Wednesday.
V. Kannan, 23, a native of Ayakkaranpulam near Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district, had been working as a site engineer at a private construction company in Maharashtra since last year. He was among the 20 persons killed in the collapse of a girder launcher at a Samruddhi Expressway work site, on the night of Monday, July 31, 2023.
Kannan’s relatives sought the help of the Nagapattinam district administration to bring his body back from Thane, and petitioned Collector Johny Tom Varghese. On Wednesday, Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare, Gingee K.S. Masthan, handed over the body to his family.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin condoled his death and announced a solatium of ₹3 lakh for his kin from the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund.
