The death toll in a temple accident in central India on Thursday has risen to 35, a senior police officer said on Friday.

Rescue work at the accident site in Indore, in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, is still underway, with one person still missing, the officer said.

"So far 35 bodies have been recovered and one person is still missing. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force and the Indian Army are conducting search and rescue operations," he added.

The accident occurred at the sudden collapse of a terraced well on Thursday. Nineteen people were rescued from the site and taken to a local hospital as of Thursday evening, where rescue work continued throughout the night.

In the same context, state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan announced compensation of 500,000 Indian rupees (about 6,086 US dollars) for the families of each victim, and 50,000 Indian rupees (about 608 dollars) for each injured person.