Bengaluru grapples with a number of civic points. On Tuesday, nonetheless, the town registered a tragedy it will not neglect for lengthy when two lives had been misplaced following the collapse of an underneath development metro pillar. A lady and her 2.5 years previous youngster died whereas her husband and daughter had been injured. All 4 family members had been passing by the positioning on a motorcycle when the tragedy struck.
They’d not have anticipated that they had been using for the final time collectively. “My spouse and youngsters had been travelling with me on a motorcycle,” the person was quoted as saying by information company ANI. “I used to be about to drop them off whereas on my approach to workplace when in matter of fraction of seconds, the accident occurred. I’ve misplaced every part. Security needs to be ensured in order that such incidents do not happen once more,” he mentioned, placing out an enchantment and sharing his grief.
The girl’s father has made a fervent enchantment to take motion towards the contractor involved. Her father-in-law had earlier demanded the development work needs to be stopped instantly. “The contractor in command of the Metro pillar development clearly did not take security measures. The development exercise needs to be stopped instantly as a result of it’s operating with out security,” he mentioned. “If a bus or another automobile carrying passengers would have crossed that time, there might have been extra casualties. Our world has been destroyed. I demand the federal government to supply security measures on the development websites,” he added.
A probe has been launched into the incident whereas the state authorities has introduced a compensation of ₹20 lakh for the household. “A primary data report (FIR) has been filed towards 5 unknown individuals in metro pillar collapse case at Govindapura police station,” police has mentioned. Web site engineers, metro contractors, site-in-charge officers, BMRCL officers, and others have been included, as per the FIR.
In the meantime, the Bangalore Metro Rail Company (BMRC) has additionally mentioned that notices have been issued to the contractors and engineers involved. “Notices are being issued to the contractor and the involved Engineers. 11Sc can be requested to analyze and supply a report. An inside technical workforce can even examine the matter,” a press release underlined.
The Congress has stepped up its assault on the ruling authorities over the incident.
(With inputs from ANI)