Namma Metro pillar collapse: Unions allege poor safety standards, and lack of stringent action against contractors after accidents
2 years, 2 months ago

Namma Metro pillar collapse: Unions allege poor safety standards, and lack of stringent action against contractors after accidents

The Hindu  

Though the death of a mother-son duo as an under-construction reinforcement collapsed on them is a relatively rare accident at Namma Metro construction site affecting civilians, there have been numerous such incidents where workers have been killed. However, multiple unions involved with those working for Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd allege that safety standards at Namma Metro construction sites are often lax and there has been no stringent enforcement of safety regulations. The top brass of BMRCL needs to be booked to ensure there is a culture of safety inculcated at the construction sites,” said Suryanarayana Murthy, Vice-President, Bangalore Metro Rail Employees’ Union. All India Central Council of Trade Unions, which has intervened on behalf of contract labourers, mostly at the receiving end of accidents at Namma Metro construction sites, said there have been numerous accidents killing workers and little has changed. They have been calling for a safety audit of all Namma Metro construction sites at least from 2021, which hasn’t been carried out yet.

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Bengaluru’s elevated Namma Metro line low on safety standards
2 years, 2 months ago

Bengaluru’s elevated Namma Metro line low on safety standards

The Hindu  

Absence of pedestrian paths, garbage dumped near work sites, difficulty in accessing skywalks, poorly maintained streets, absence of signage — these are just some of the inconveniences that road users near Namma Metro work sites are putting up with. The recent accident near HBR Layout in East Bengaluru, when a reinforcement structure collapsed on a moving bike killing a mother …

Karnataka High Court suo motu initiates PIL to examine safety measures in Namma Metro project in Bengaluru
2 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka High Court suo motu initiates PIL to examine safety measures in Namma Metro project in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on January 13 took suo motu cognisance of two incidents — death of a woman and her two-and-a-half-year-old son and formation of sinkhole due to ongoing work of the Namma Metro project — and ordered initiation of a PIL petition to examine the safety measures in place while executing the project. A division bench comprising …

Namma Metro accident: Case against officials of contractor, BMRCL; 3 metro officials suspended
2 years, 2 months ago

Namma Metro accident: Case against officials of contractor, BMRCL; 3 metro officials suspended

The Hindu  

The city police have named in the FIR eight officials of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd and the company involved in the work at the Namma Metro construction site where an accident resulted the death of a mother and her son on January 10, Tuesday. BMRCL has also suspended three officials, two of whom have been named in the …

Bengaluru metro fatality raises questions on quality, answerability
2 years, 2 months ago

Bengaluru metro fatality raises questions on quality, answerability

New Indian Express  

This is not the first accident involving the Metro project, with several workers losing their lives in the line of duty, either falling to death or being crushed by cranes or falling bars and cables. Several failings are apparent in how these humongous projects are taken up—often, traffic is allowed to move barely metres away from construction sites, with low …

Bangalore BMRCL announces Rs 20 lakh ex-gratia kin of woman toddler killed Namma Metro pillar collapse incident IISc Karnataka government
2 years, 2 months ago

Bangalore BMRCL announces Rs 20 lakh ex-gratia kin of woman toddler killed Namma Metro pillar collapse incident IISc Karnataka government

ABP News  

New Delhi: Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd on Tuesday announced that the cost of treatment of injured persons and support of Rs 20 lakhs will be given to the family of the deceased after an under-construction Bengaluru Metro pillar collapsed on a family of four on Tuesday, killing a woman and her toddler son and injuring her husband and another …

Bengaluru Metro Pillar Collapse Kills 2; BMRCL To Probe Construction Giant NCC
2 years, 2 months ago

Bengaluru Metro Pillar Collapse Kills 2; BMRCL To Probe Construction Giant NCC

The Quint  

A Namma Metro construction accident has claimed the lives of a woman and her child in Bengaluru on Tuesday, 10 January. According to Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited, a private company Nagarjuna Construction Company Limited, which is in-charge of multi-crore housing and development projects across the country, will be held responsible for the tragic accident. Spokesperson of BMRCL Yashavanth Chavan …

Mother and toddler son die as structure at Namma Metro construction site in Bengaluru collapses on them
2 years, 2 months ago

Mother and toddler son die as structure at Namma Metro construction site in Bengaluru collapses on them

The Hindu  

A woman and her two-and-a-half-year-old son died when a structure at a Namma Metro construction site fell on them at Nagawara on January 10, Tuesday, morning. Around 10.45 a.m., a Namma Metro structure collapsed and hit a bike on which Lohith, his wife Tejaswini, and their twins were travelling. Unfortunately, both succumbed,” Bhimashankar Guled, DCP, East division, told The Hindu, …

Namma Metro: Surge in cases and lockdown slow land acquisition
3 years, 10 months ago

Namma Metro: Surge in cases and lockdown slow land acquisition

The Hindu  

The unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases followed by the partial lockdown imposed by the State government has impacted land acquisition for Namma Metro projects, especially for the proposed airport line. Just last month, the Union Cabinet had approved Namma Metro’s Phase 2A and Phase 2B totalling to a length of 58.19 km at an estimated cost of ₹14,788.1 crore. On …

DC impact: Repairs done at 10 metro stations
5 years, 5 months ago

DC impact: Repairs done at 10 metro stations

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Responding to a news report published in Deccan Chronicle which pointed to the compromise in quality of its construction, the Hyderabad Metro Rail authorities have rectified damaged portions, including non-structural cracks, surface plaster peel-offs, concrete chip-offs, loose concrete pieces and loose coping stones at 10 metro stations. Following the incident in which G. Mounika lost her life when a …

Tackle offenders with iron hand: Urban Experts
7 years, 8 months ago

Tackle offenders with iron hand: Urban Experts

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Civic experts slammed Namma Metro employees for going on a flash strike and putting the public into inconvenience on Friday morning. Urban expert R.K. Misra said, “Metro is an essential public service, catering to the needs of lakhs of people every day. A scuffle between few individuals cannot lead to such disruption of public transport system which is barely …

Delhi Metro gearing up for ‘culture of safety’ at construction sites
12 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Metro gearing up for ‘culture of safety’ at construction sites

The Hindu  

With a resolve to inculcate a “culture of safety” at its construction sites and labour camps, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Thursday launched a series of nukkad nataks called “Abhyas” at a casting yard in West Delhi. The casting yard set up by one of DMRC’s contractors, Larsen & Toubro, casts and quality tests segments and parapets use to …

Who is accountable for the lives of Metro Rail workers?
12 years, 2 months ago

Who is accountable for the lives of Metro Rail workers?

The Hindu  

Thousands of workers have been toiling on the Rs. Risks are part of the deal Despite advanced safety measures, massive infrastructure projects such as Chennai Metro Rail involve a fair amount of risk that is unavoidable, said an official of Chennai Metro Rail Limited. V. Somasundaram, chief general manager, CMRL, said: “We will check into that.” With a number of …

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