Days after a 45-year-old lady died by falling into an open storm water drain in Andheri, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) stated that the Maharashtra Metro Rail Company Restricted (MMRCL) and its appointed contractor is answerable for executing repairs on the recognized defects and incomplete work on the positioning of the accident.
Amid heavy rain lashing the town on September 25, a 45-year-old lady, Vimal Anil Gaikwad, who was returning house in Powai’s Milind Nagar, died after falling into an open Storm Water Drain (SWD) outlet at Andheri East’s MIDC space. Within the aftermath of the incident, the BMC initiated a excessive stage probe. Issuing a press release, civic authorities had stated that municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani had appointed a probe committee which was anticipated to submit a report inside three days.
On Monday, the committee submitted its findings to the civic chief with the report stating that MMRCL and its contractor–who has been appointed to execute work on the metro mission work–are answerable for rectification of the defects recognized on the website of the accident. In accordance with the report, the positioning and surrounding space have been within the possession of MMRCL’s contractor since 2015.
“The Okay East ward had knowledgeable the contractor in regards to the errors, which they’d discovered through the precise website inspection. Moreover, the contractor had knowledgeable MMRCL by way of letters dated August 24 and 29 that they may adjust to the findings and repair the defects recognized by the municipal company throughout the Defect Legal responsibility Interval (DLP). Due to this fact, the BMC has concluded that MMRCL’s contractor and MMRCL are answerable for making good the defects on the accident website,” stated the civic physique in a press release issued Monday.
For the file, the BMC had issued a letter to the contractor dated July 11, asking them to repair the defects and incomplete work on the positioning. “In the course of the website inspection, shortfalls/defects had been noticed on the website together with broken highway dividers, broken stamp concrete on the footpath, cracks on the newly constructed highway floor, incomplete work in SWD community, amongst others,” learn a part of the letter.
When contacted, an MMRCL spokesperson stated, “We’ll verify the factual place and difficulty our response.”
In the meantime, the committee additionally acknowledged that contemplating that the positioning was a important highway and there was a pink alert in place, BMC officers must also have remained vigilant.
The committee was headed by deputy municipal commissioner Devidas Kshirsagar, chief hearth officer Ravindra Ambulgekar and BMC’s vigilance officer Avinash Tambewagh.
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