New Accident At Delhi Metro Site

[SaRpAnCh]

Three cranes have crashed trying to lift a collapsed steel girder at the Delhi metro rail construction site, a day after a deadly accident there.

The truck-mounted cranes had lifted the girder off the ground when they buckled under the weight.

Nobody was injured but television footage showed people at the site running away to avoid the debris.

There are fears that safety standards are being compromised in the rush to build new lines, correspondents say.

There is pressure to upgrade Delhi's metro before next year's Commonwealth Games

On Sunday, a pillar supporting a partly-built bridge collapsed killing six.

The men who died were reported to be labourers working on the bridge, part of the city's new prestigious metro system.

'Buckled'

"There have been no injuries to anybody. Some TV channels have been flashing four injuries or six injuries. But I am confirming there have been no injuries," Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) spokesman Aunj Dayal said.

Four cranes were trying to lift the 300-ton girder when one of them malfunctioned, news agency Associated Press quoted senior police officer Ajay Kashyap as saying.

The other three cranes could not handle the weight and buckled, he said.

Sunday's accident in south Delhi's Jamrudpur area is the second involving metro construction projects in less than a year.

In October, two people were crushed to death and 12 injured when another bridge under construction collapsed on to a bus and cars below.

The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says that Delhi's the seven year old metro system is the city's pride and joy, offering commuters a clean air-conditioned and swift alternative to overcrowded buses and three wheelers.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8147376.stm

[Papi]

Pathetic Country LOL These jokers can't get nothing right

Of couse Inida is the only country where such incidents occur :rolleyes:

[Matheen]

Could happen anywhere - have to admit that the Delhi metro is better than London's tube.

[GillAUS]

It's true that India is way behind in terms of how the go about building projects etc.

But it's not good to laugh at such incidents - think of the poor workers that lose their lives or get injured from such mishaps. There's no insurance or worker's compensation over there.

If anything, this should highlight the duty of care an employer has to its workers, and whether or not the builders of the Delhi Metro are ensuring worker safety.

But knowing India, it will never happen. The employers/builders get rich and the workers keep dying. I guess in the land of a billion people lives are cheap and there will always be a ready replacement. Sad really.

[sikhizindabad]

My travel experience on Delhi Metro train was good. London underground trains are also not bad but are old.

Dr. E. Sreedharan, (Managing director of Delhi metro is most experienced and respected person in India.

He delivers things before time. All projects of Delhi metro completed before time. That sound like impossible

thing in India where everything goes late.

Even Akalis (Punjab govt) are using his service for Ludhiana Metro

10k crore project that is expected to come on 2014. (No surprisingly though that project seems delayed at the moment)

On this incident, It indeed is very unfortunate. Seems of late , in hurry to meet 2010 commonwealth games deadline , work is being done at must faster pace, thus compromising safety standards.

[khalsa88]

its AC metro XD