An under-construction warehouse collapsed in Kolkata’s Taratala area on Wednesday afternoon. Rescue teams including police, disaster management personnel, and army units responded to the site. Four workers have been reported rescued so far amid ongoing debris removal operations.
“Several trapped after warehouse shed collapses at Taratala in Kolkata”
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“Kolkata warehouse roof collapses during construction, several feared trapped”
Read at Times of India →The collapse underscores risks to informal-sector workers from weak oversight and profit-driven construction.
“Human cost and systemic regulatory failures”
Recurring construction failures reflect inadequate enforcement under state governance.
“Accountability for builders and inspectors”
Property owners and contractors bear primary responsibility, with government response expanding by default.
“Voluntary exchange and market incentives over mandates”
All perspectives accept low-quality claims and an impossible future date as settled facts while omitting verification gaps.
“Unvetted reporting and ideological overlay on partial data”
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