False ceiling at MC complex falls, 1 hurt

Jalandhar, February 19

A huge portion of false ceiling of the Councillor Hall in MC complex fell down here on Friday. As per the report, a sewadar working with the municipal corporation got trapped and suffered minor injuries. The sewadar is hearing impaired.

No councillor was present at the venue when the incident happened. It is reported that 80 per cent of the ceiling fell down.There are several offices in the municipal corporation complex with poor false ceiling conditions. After today’s incident, the staff of the corporation is scared.

Notably, the maintenance of the municipal corporation complex has always remained an issue. — TNS