The Times of India              11.07.2013

GHMC removes 1,300 tonnes of debris from crash site

HYDERABAD: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has lifted 1,300 tonnes of debris from the City Light Hotel crash site in a nearly 60-hour operation. The last truck carrying the rubble left the site on Wednesday night. Seventeen people died and nearly 25 suffered injuries when the decades-old building collapsed on Monday morning.

"The sanitation workers lifted and transported approximately 1,300 tonnes of debris and around five tonnes of iron scrap from the crash site. The debris was dumped at an open area belonging to HMDA on Necklace Road," GHMC zonal commissioner (North Zone) S Harikrishna told TOI.

Meanwhile, the Mahankali police released images of four unidentified bodies.

"On Wednesday, we put up posters with photos of the four at the accident spot and also on the walls of nearby shops. The bodies have been preserved at the Gandhi Hospital mortuary. If any relatives claim, we will hand over the bodies after an enquiry," Mahankali inspector K Satyanarayana said.

Meanwhile, the GHMC continued its demolition drive for the third consecutive day.

Demolition squads razed to the ground 50 properties, including residential and commercial ones. In circle no.1 (Kapra), the GHMC officials pulled down 13 properties.

Likewise demolitions were carried out in circle 4 (9 properties), five properties each in circles 6 and 10, four structures in circle 18, three in circle 16, two properties each in circles 3, 5 and 11 and one property each in circles 7, 8 and 9 in the city.

In a related development, labour commissioner A Ashok has given compensation cheques to the kith and kin of two victims - Kiran Kumar (Biryani master) and Ramesh (adda worker) - on Wednesday.