The authorities called off the rescue operation around 11.30 am on Wednesday as all the 17 missing persons- 15 deceased and two rescued, were traced, the official said.

At least nine others, who suffered injuries in the incident, are undergoing treatment in a hospital.

The five-storey building – Tareq Garden- in Mahad town, around 170 kms from Mumbai, collapsed on August 24 evening.

The teams comprising the personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and police, local disaster management team, trekkers and local residents, were engaged in the rescue operation.

On August 25, a four-year-old boy was pulled out alive from under the rubble 19 hours after the incident.

However, it was not all joy as less than half an hour later, the lifeless body of his 30-year-old mother was also recovered from the debris. The body of NaushinNadim Bangi, the child’s mother, was recovered by NDRF personnel 20 minutes later.

As the operation was underway, the rescue team spotted the child under the debris, after which it started clearing the structure with help of gas cutter and other machines.

A 60-year- old woman was also rescued 26 hours after the building collapse.

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Tarique Garden, not more than 10 years ago, was a ground-plus-four structure. Around 40 families resided in the building. At 6.50 pm on August 25, the top three floors collapsed. Some residents managed to escape before it came down.

Three teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were deployed to the site of the accident late Monday, to join rescue operations conducted by the local police and fire brigade. A green corridor was created from Pune to Raigad to create a swift passage for the NDRF teams.

Meanwhile, the Raigad Police Tuesday registered a case under Sections 304, 304 A, 337, 338 and 34, against five persons.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he was saddened by the incident, and prayed the injured recovered soon. “Saddened by the building collapse in Mahad, Raigad in Maharashtra. My thoughts are with the families of those who lost their dear ones. I pray the injured recover soon. Local authorities and NDRF teams are at the site of the tragedy, providing all possible assistance,” he said in a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office

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