Published May 01, 2026 | 7:24 PM ⚊ Updated May 01, 2026 | 7:24 PM
Siddaramaiah visits wall collapse site. (Supplied)
Synopsis: One committee consists of the Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban District and the Yelahanka Tahsildar will inquire into the incident locally. Another five-member committee, headed by Mohan K, retired Chief Engineer, PWD and comprising other department officials, has been constituted to conduct a technical inquiry.
Karnataka government has on Friday, 1 May, constituted two inquiry committees to probe the collapse of a compound wall at Bengaluru’s Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital following heavy rains that claimed seven lives on 29 April.
Both committees have been asked to submit their reports within a week.
One committee consists of the Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban District and the Yelahanka Tahsildar will inquire into the incident locally.
Another five-member committee, headed by Mohan K, retired Chief Engineer, PWD and comprising other department officials, has been constituted to conduct a technical inquiry.
The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the inquiry committees include verifying the year the structure was constructed and the materials used, and possible factors that might have led to the tragedy.
They will also look into whether the structure was maintained as per norms, if any other works taken up on the campus led to weakening of the structure, whether the wall’s lifecycle was over and if so why it was not rebuilt, among other concerns.
Seven more also were injured and had been hospitalised. Many of the deceased were reportedly roadside vendors who were taking shelter near the wall of the hospital.
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The state government announced compensation of ₹5 lakh to the families of the deceased and has instructed that free treatment be provided to the injured.
On Thursday, 30 April, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ordered immediate suspension of the concerned executive engineer in charge of the site. He has also directed that a show-cause notice be given to the hospital’s chief.
During a meeting with GBA commissioners on Thursday, Siddaramaiah questioned why soil was poured during construction work despite knowing that the wall could be damaged.
He also pulled up the hospital’s chief for lack of supervision from his end. The CM further directed the commissioners to take precautionary measures before the onset of monsoon rains, including removal of silt from rajakaluves to prevent flooding.
(With inputs from Anisha Reddy)
