During the Hindu festival Rama Navami in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, the roof of a stepwell at the Baleshwar Mahadev temple collapsed, resulting in the death of 35 individuals. 18 others were injured.

The rescue operation, which has gone on for over 18 hours, involved pumping water out of the stepwell, and the army was dispatched to the scene. One person remains missing.

The state's chief minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, attributed the collapse to the weight on the top of the structure.

Location - indore
Date - 31-03-2023

Stepwell collapse at Indore temple--- Death toll rises to 35. 18 people were admitted to the hospital, out of which 2 people have been discharged. 35 people died. One person is still missing. Army, NDRF & SDRF teams are conducting search & rescue operation
More than a 100 devotees were offering prayers at the Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal temple in Indore’s Patel Nagar locality to mark Ram Navami when the floor capping the decades-old well, said to be 50 feet deep, caved in. The bodies of all persons, except one, whose names were mentioned in the list of missing persons, have been recovered so far
The Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal temple in Patel Nagar where the tragedy took place had been constructed after covering the well about four decades ago.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ordered an inquiry and also relief Rs 5 lakh as relief for the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured.
“Due to the heavy load on the stepwell, it sank. I have given instructions to investigate the incident. In this unfortunate incident, the government stands with all those families with full sensitivity, whom we could not save,” he said.