Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 1 : Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Wednesday said that nine workers who died in the Ennore Thermal Power Project collapse were sent for postmortem at Stanley Government Hospital, after which their mortal remains were shifted to Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital for embalming before being transported to their native places.
He stated that the tragic accident at the Ennore Thermal Power Project construction site near Ponneri, Chennai, occurred on Tuesday around 5:45 pm.
All nine deceased workers hailed from Assam.
The minister further informed that one injured worker, currently undergoing treatment at Stanley Government Hospital for leg injuries, is stable and expected to be discharged either today or tomorrow.
The Kattur Police have registered a case against three contractors, Rithish Gupta, Anup, and Sumeet Manikandan. The FIR has been filed under Crime No. E4 CRNO 263/2025, invoking Sections 106 and 125(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
Meanwhile, the contract company responsible for the project has initiated the necessary procedures to send the embalmed bodies to the victims' families in Assam.
Earlier in the day, the dean of Stanley Medical College, Arvind, said, "(Postmortem of) 6 is already over, 3 more are to be done. Health Minister is coming..."

Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister SS Sivashankar, along with Tamil Nadu Electricity Board's Additional Chief Secretary and Chairman J Radhakrishnan, also visited Stanley Government Hospital to meet the worker who was injured in the accident at the Ennore Thermal Power Project construction site.
They also paid respects to the mortal remains of nine workers from Assam, who died in the tragic incident.
Sivashankar expressed his condolences over the tragedy and said, "This unfortunate incident at the Ennore Thermal Power Station has caused the loss of nine precious lives. The accident occurred during the roofing work of a coal storage warehouse."
He also stated that the Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh to each of the deceased workers' families. He added that the State Government would also conduct a thorough review of safety measures at the power project site.