Mechanical engineer dies in 60-foot fall at Delhi Metro worksite
4 months, 1 week ago

Mechanical engineer dies in 60-foot fall at Delhi Metro worksite

Hindustan Times  

A 31-year-old senior mechanical engineer died and a worksite foreman was injured in a 60-foot fall while working on a Delhi Metro project in Shalimar Bagh on Wednesday, police said on Friday, adding they were on a man-lift crane, when a rope of the machine broke, causing the fall. The deceased was identified as Aditya Prakash, who worked for a private company that was awarded a contract by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. An investigator was sent and he noticed that at the site near Haiderpur Metro station, a line-connecting work was going on and Prakash and Sahib were checking the line at a height of 60 feet. “In an unfortunate incident at a construction site near Haiderpur on the under-construction Janakpuri West - RK Ashram Marg corridor, a site personnel named Mr Aditya Prakash died, prima facie due to the malfunctioning of a manlifter on the night of 20th November 2024,” Anuj Dayal, principal executive director of corporate communications with DMRC said.

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Two workers fall to death from under-construction building in Delhi

New Indian Express  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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32-year-old engineer kills self by jumping in front of Delhi metro train in Noida
1 year, 10 months ago

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India Today  

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Supervisor at Namma metro worksite crushed to death

The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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