The under-construction reinforcement construction for Namma Metro pillar that collapsed on the Outer Ring Road.
| Photo Credit: Ok. MURALI KUMAR
The State authorities has revealed that the Namma Metro project has claimed the lives of 38 folks till date.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who additionally holds the portfolio of Bengaluru Development, which incorporates BMRCL executing the project, in a written response to JD(S) MLC T.A. Sharavana within the ongoing session of the State Legislature, said that till date, accidents involving the metro rail project affected a complete of fifty folks, of which 38 died.
The basis for the metro rail project was laid in 2006 and since then, BMRCL has been executing the project in a phased method.
In Phase I, 42.3 km of metro traces have been made operational. Under Phase II, a complete of 72 km traces are being carried out, of which 14 km have opened for public. BMRCL is executing 55 km of metro community from Central Silk Board to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) underneath Phase II A & B.
Among those that misplaced their lives, the bulk are building employees. On January 10, a girl and her two-year-old son died after an under-construction metro reinforcement cage fell on a transferring bike. Luckily, the husband of the lady and their daughter had a slender escape.
The incident occurred close to HBR Layout on the Outer Ring Road. Alleged critical lapses, on a part of the contractor executing the work and the engineers of the BMRCL, compelled the company to stall the development works of pillars designed for above 12 metres.
In his response to questions raised by one other MLC Prakash Ok. Rathod, the CM has stated that the Govindapura police are investigating the case, following a grievance from the husband of the deceased. An knowledgeable from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, has filed an in depth report on the incident and additional security measures will probably be taken based mostly on the report.
The response from the Chief Minister said {that a} compensation of ₹3,15,74,39 crore, to the households of the deceased and the injured, has been disbursed till date.
The response additionally said that three engineers have been suspended and a penalty of ₹1.77 crore imposed on the contractors.
In the latest accident, the BMRCL paid compensation of ₹20 lakh to the members of the family and a penalty of ₹15 lakh imposed on the contractor. As per the order of the BMRCL, the contractor has suspended three of its staff for the lapses. The BMRCL has additionally served discover to the contractor.
“To avoid accidents, as a safety and precautionary measure, while reaching an agreement the contractors have to follow the instructions on safety, health and environment manual,” said the response.
It could be recalled that after the latest incident, the High Court of Karnataka initiated suo motu PIL proceedings on the security points in executing the Namma Metro project.
