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Two die as Hyderabad building under construction falls
NDTV··23 Aug
On 22 August 2026, a seven-storey building still under construction collapsed in Anjaiah Nagar, Madhapur, Hyderabad. Police said two people died and several others were hurt. Rescue teams, including local police and disaster crews, began clearing debris and checking whether anyone remained under the slab. The unfinished block stood on a small plot beside a drain.
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What It Means For You
- If you live in Anjaiah Nagar or Whitefields beside the site, police said debris hit a neighbouring apartment and rescue work continued through Saturday.
- Anyone working on an unfinished high-rise in Madhapur should note the local MLA's account that a four-month stoppage was followed by a restart.
- If you need the official casualty count, Cyberabad police had confirmed two deaths and said more details would follow after debris clearance.
What's Happening
- The collapse was sudden in the afternoon. Fire, police, NDRF and HYDRAA teams reached the lane the same day.
- NDRF Deputy Commandant Damodar Singh described floors falling onto the next building, which is why search cameras were used after the first two bodies were recovered.
- Madhapur police registered the case. No court finding on illegality was out with the first police brief.
How A Seven-Storey Shell Came Down In Madhapur
- Some reports place the site in Kondapur's Anjaiah Nagar, which sits next to the Madhapur IT belt, so both locality names appear in the same incident.
- HYDRAA is Hyderabad's disaster-response and asset-protection agency, working with the NDRF on urban collapses.
- A 50 to 60 square-yard plot carrying seven storeys is the size officials and reporters kept repeating as they described the shell.
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