2 min readAhmedabadAug 14, 2026 12:56 AM ISTSephar added that the gram panchayat would repair the damage caused to the house owned by farmer Rajni Savji Savsani, and the repair would begin on Friday.A controlled demolition of an old overhead water tank went awry as the structure collapsed near a house, damaging one of its walls, in a Morbi village on Thursday. No person was injured in the mishap, the village sarpanch said.The incident occurred around noon at Hirapara village in Tankara taluka of Morbi. The village panchayat had planned and carried out the demolition of the 25-year-old water tank since it was in a derelict condition. The decision to bring it down in a controlled demolition was taken because locals feared that it might collapse on its own in severe weather conditions, Praveen Manji Sephar, the sarpanch of Hirapara Gram Panchayat, said.In a video sourced from the village, the water tank can be seen being tied with ropes. As the bottom of the structure collapses, the tank swings towards a nearby residential colony and comes crashing down on the house closest to it, causing one of its walls to collapse.Sephar said: “We decided to demolish a 25-year-old unused water tank before it collapsed on its own and hurt somebody. While we were doing it today, it fell in a direction other than intended and hit a house.”Sephar added that the gram panchayat would repair the damage caused to the house owned by farmer Rajni Savji Savsani, and the repair would begin on Friday. © The Indian Express Pvt LtdStay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on InstagramTags:ahmedabadAdvertisementLoading Recommendations...AdvertisementAdvertisement