Friday, September 7, 2012
Committee set up to probe Mumbai Metro accident - Business Standard
Committee set up to probe Mumbai Metro accident
| The Maharashtra Police has registered a first information report against metro contractor HCC |
| Sanjay Jog / Mumbai Sep 06, 2012, 00:48 IST |
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), the nodal agency for infrastructure projects here, has initiated an inquiry into the collapse of a section of a metro rail bridge yesterday, in which one person was killed and 16 injured.
A committee headed by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay professor K V K Rao would probe the incident and suggest safety measures to avoid such instances in the future. The committee includes MMRDA chief engineer S B Tamsekar.
Mumbai Metro One, a special purpose vehicle set up by Reliance Infrastructure and MMRDA to implement the metro project, has also initiated an internal inquiry into the incident.
The Maharashtra Police has registered a first information report against metro contractor Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), which was roped in by Mumbai Metro One. HCC has also been asked to carry out safety and structural audits to ensure such accidents do not recur.
MMRDA Commissioner Rahul Asthana told Business Standard, “MMRDA is not executing the metro phase-I project, neither was it a supervisor. The project implementing agency is Reliance Infrastructure arm Mumbai Metro One, which roped in HCC as contractor. Still, we have ordered a thorough inquiry into the incident to ensure adequate safety standards are maintained during project implementation.”
Though Mumbai Metro One refused to divulge the details on the probe initiated into the accident, a company spokesman said, “We deeply regret the accident at the airport station metro site, being constructed by our contractor HCC. Our emergency response team, along with HCC staff, is at the site to provide rescue-and-relief services, which is our priority. We will keep the media and affected parties posted, as we obtain more information on the accident.”
When contacted, an HCC spokesman declined to comment.
The Rs 2,356-crore Mumbai Metro phase-I project has already missed the completion deadline. Both MMRDA and Mumbai Metro One hope this phase would now be operational by March. The 11.07-km first phase would link Versova-Andheri in the western suburbs to Ghatkopar in the eastern suburbs.
Metro mishap: Fatalities at metro site - DNA
Metro mishap: Fatalities at metro site
Published: Thursday, Sep 6, 2012, 8:00 IST
Agency: DNA
Agency: DNA
The construction of the 11.40km Versova-Andheri- Ghatkopar Metro railway corridor has seen eight accidents since 2008.
May 14, 2008
Vijay Kumar, who was travelling in an autorickshaw, died at JB Nagar when a boom of a piling rig fell on an auto rickshaw due to loose soil during shifting. Compensation was given to Kumar’s relatives and rickshaw driver Vinod SB Singh.
Vijay Kumar, who was travelling in an autorickshaw, died at JB Nagar when a boom of a piling rig fell on an auto rickshaw due to loose soil during shifting. Compensation was given to Kumar’s relatives and rickshaw driver Vinod SB Singh.
February 22, 2009
A reinforcement cage fell on a labourer holding it at Kurla Road leading towards Saki Naka. He was injured
A reinforcement cage fell on a labourer holding it at Kurla Road leading towards Saki Naka. He was injured
July 14, 2009
Navin Prasad Singh, a supervisor, was electrocuted during heavy rains at the Andheri metro rail site. His family was given compensation of Rs4.68 lakh
Navin Prasad Singh, a supervisor, was electrocuted during heavy rains at the Andheri metro rail site. His family was given compensation of Rs4.68 lakh
November 30, 2009
Workers were injured while removing the scaffolding on the Western Express Highway.
April 9, 2011
Two children Pratap Padekar (9) and Dattatraya Padekar (11) drowned after they entered the restricted area at Subhash Nagar and went to bathe inside an excavated pit. The MMOPL gave Rs5 lakh compensation to the victims’ family and subsequently the excavated pits were covered with safety nets apart from posting security guards.
Workers were injured while removing the scaffolding on the Western Express Highway.
April 9, 2011
Two children Pratap Padekar (9) and Dattatraya Padekar (11) drowned after they entered the restricted area at Subhash Nagar and went to bathe inside an excavated pit. The MMOPL gave Rs5 lakh compensation to the victims’ family and subsequently the excavated pits were covered with safety nets apart from posting security guards.
July 7, 2011
Banwari Lal, a labourer, died after falling from a height of 11.9m while working on the deck slab below the girder near Navrang Cinema. Though the victim was wearing full body harness, he was not anchored to the horizontal life line. After the accident, the Mumbai Metro One Private Limited decided to ensure that workmen working at a height must use safety harnesses and always anchor the hook to a suitable anchor point.
Banwari Lal, a labourer, died after falling from a height of 11.9m while working on the deck slab below the girder near Navrang Cinema. Though the victim was wearing full body harness, he was not anchored to the horizontal life line. After the accident, the Mumbai Metro One Private Limited decided to ensure that workmen working at a height must use safety harnesses and always anchor the hook to a suitable anchor point.
April 25, 2012
A crane slipped near Sarvodaya Hospital at Ghatkopar (West) during crane placement operations for placing girders. As a remedial measure, a decision was taken to check soil condition for stability and ensure experienced supervision and competent operators.
A crane slipped near Sarvodaya Hospital at Ghatkopar (West) during crane placement operations for placing girders. As a remedial measure, a decision was taken to check soil condition for stability and ensure experienced supervision and competent operators.
September 4, 2012
An extended foot over-bridge, which was to link an escalator to be set up at the airport road metro station, in Andheri, collapsed, killing one and injuring 16.
An extended foot over-bridge, which was to link an escalator to be set up at the airport road metro station, in Andheri, collapsed, killing one and injuring 16.
Metro mishap: Dead labourer’s family in shock, three battle for life - DNA
Metro mishap: Dead labourer’s family in shock, three battle for life
wenty-five-year-old Parvesh Sahu is yet to come out of the shock that his brother Umesh Sahu, 32, is no more.
The labourer died on Tuesday when an extended foot over-bridge, which was to link an escalator to be set up at the airport road metro station, in Andheri, collapsed.
The brothers from Madhubani district in Bihar had come to Mumbai three months ago and were working for Hindustan Construction Company — the contractor for Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar metro railway project.
Umesh and his family had a long association with HCC. “Umesh’s father worked for HCC for eight years. Umesh and Parvesh followed their father’s footsteps. Umesh had worked for Bandra-Worli sea link project for 5 years,” said OP Singh, Umesh’s cousin. He and Parvesh were waiting outside Cooper Hospital’s morgue to take Umesh’s body.
The family said Parvesh was lucky as he was on the night shift. “Umesh and other labourers were putting plastic on the newly cemented slab which collapsed and he fell,” said Singh.
Both brothers, like other HCC labourers, were living in a room provided by the company in Bandra west.
Umesh’s post mortem report said he died of shock due to multiple injuries. “He had internal head injuries and multiple injuries in his entire body. He died because of shock,” said an official from the post mortem department of Cooper Hospital.
Umesh is survived by three children, wife and ailing parents. “He has two sons aged eight and three and a five-year-old daughter. His wife, Anita Devi, did not go to school. We are yet to tell her about Umesh’s death. They know that he was injured in the Metro accident,” said Singh.
Vichitra Mohanty, 20, is one of the 16 injured in the accident.
“He has injuries in his hip. Doctors say he is stable,” said Ganesh, his brother. They are from Orissa. Vichitra (20) had left studies and came to Mumbai three months ago to join Ganesh at construction site to work as mason. Both earned Rs8,000 each.
“He has injuries in his hip. Doctors say he is stable,” said Ganesh, his brother. They are from Orissa. Vichitra (20) had left studies and came to Mumbai three months ago to join Ganesh at construction site to work as mason. Both earned Rs8,000 each.
The labourers injured in the metro rail accident and admitted in Cooper hospital and Paramount general hospitals in Saki Naka are stable. Those who were critical were rushed to SevenHills hospital in Marol while others were taken to Paramount general hospital and Cooper Hospital.
"Of the six patients brought into Seven Hills Hospital, three are critical and the other three are stable. The patients were brought within the golden hour of life saving and thus their conditions have been salvaged," said Dr Sagar Galwankar, consultant, emergency medicine at Seven Hills hospital.
Metro mishap raises questions on elevated rail corridor - DNA
Metro mishap raises questions on elevated rail corridor
Tuesday’s accident at the Metro site has raised serious safety issues about elevated projects, including the railway’s plan of a 60-km corridor between Churchgate and Virar.
Experts say that it would lead to disasters if any accidents happen over running trains packed with passengers.
IIT civil engineer and transport activist Sudhir Badami said there was a general lack of competence among engineers today and stressed the need to follow safety norms.
“Expediting projects leads to mistakes and if such accidents happen on the running suburban corridors, it would be a major disaster. There will be a need of intensive monitoring,” he said.
The Ministry of Railways has proposed a two-track elevated corridor above the existing Churchgate-Virar line that will run air-conditioned trains. The proposed corridor is expected to terminate near Nariman Point at Oval Maidan and would be partially underground.
Transport expert Ashok Datar said whether it be railways or any body, our engineers usually do not follow rules strictly. “We could go in for other surface transport options and still achieve the same results. The elevated corridor would not just be risky, but also an expensive affair,” he said.
Railway engineers disagree that there could be problems, claiming they never compromise on safety.
“Every road and elevated bridge built by private bodies in Mumbai follow their own procedures. The railways do not allow this. It is mandatory to follow all our norms and that’s possibly why one always hears complaints that the railways delays city projects,” said a railway construction department official.
He added that the railways has a research body and there is a national standard of construction and safety operating procedures to be followed.
MMRDA appoints committee to ascertain metro line mishap - DNA 5/9/12
MMRDA appoints committee to ascertain metro line mishap
Published: Wednesday, Sep 5, 2012, 22:44 IST
Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI
Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Corporation (MMRDA) on Wednesday said it has appointed a two-member committee to ascertain the reasons for last evening's mishap on the metro line, which killed one and injured 11 others.
The committee, comprising IIT Bombay civil engineering department Professor KVK Rao and Public Works Department chief engineer SB Tamsekar is expected to submit its report within a period of 15 days.
"MMRDA, being a nodal authority for the project has appointed a two-member committee to advise it on the reasons for the accident in order to enable it to take up the matter independently with MMOPL, which is executing the project," the Authority said a statement.
The step has been taken so that MMRDA ensures remedial measures, as well as suggests measures to avoid recurrence of such instances in future, it said.
Last evening, a mishap occured when an escalator beam collapsed while construction work at the airport station near Leela Hotel in suburban Marol was in progress.
The Metro-I corridor, which runs from Versova to Ghatkopar via Andheri is being executed by the Mumbai Metro One (MMOPL) consortium led by Anil Ambani's Reliance Infrastructure.
The consortium had appointed various contractors, including Hindustan Construction Company to complete diverse tasks including construction of the airport metro station.
Meanwhile, an FIR has been registered against the supervisor, engineers and others involved in the construction of the bridge.
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_mmrda-appoints-committee-to-ascertain-metro-line-mishap_1737251
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_mmrda-appoints-committee-to-ascertain-metro-line-mishap_1737251
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