Contractor under probe after Metro site accident.THE METRO'S bad run continues. Not a day passes now when the Metro is not in the news for the wrong reasons. A Metro contractor is under probe after a metal sheet being used at one of its construction sites fell on an Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (भारतीय वायु सेना : Bharatiya Vayu Sena) is the air-arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting aerial warfare and securing the ( IAF (Internet Application Framework) A suite of software development technologies from Ross Systems, Inc., Atlanta, GA (www.rossinc.com) that is the backbone of its iRenaissance Suite. Meta-data driven, IAF comprises a . ) officer, injuring her. The incident took place almost two months ago near Udyog Bhawan. The Delhi Police The Delhi Police has the task of policing the National Capital Region of Delhi, India. Police Commissioner of Delhi heads Delhi Police. Delhi Police is one of the largest metropolitan police in the world. registered a case of negligence on Wednesday. The case comes at a time when the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation ( DMRC DMRC Digimarc Corporation (stock symbol) DMRC Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (India) DMRC Digital Mobile Radio Communications ) is under fire from the public for a string of accidents involving its trains and at construction sites. On July 23, around 2 pm, Saroj Kumar Gupta, a corporal with the IAF's directorate of engineering, was walking to her Vayu Sena Bhawan office after a visit to the post office at the nearby Udyog Bhawan. Saroj was accompanied by two colleagues. There was light rain and a breeze was blowing. Saroj wrote in her complaint to the police that as she approached the Vayu Sena Bhawan, a metal sheet weighing as much as 200 kg fell on her. Struck by the sheet, Saroj stated that she lost consciousness. Her colleagues, Junior Warrant Officer Ravi Kant and another IAF employee J. N. Mishra pulled her out from under the heavy sheet. Saroj suffered injuries to her head and fractured her left clavicle clavicle /clav·i·cle/ (klav´i-k'l) collar bone; a bone, curved like the letter f, that articulates with the sternum and scapula, forming the anterior portion of the shoulder girdle on either side. , besides other internal injuries. Her colleagues, helped by passersby, rushed her to the Station Medicare Centre at Air Force Station, Race Course. From there, Saroj was shifted to Base Hospital in Delhi Contonment area. Saroj told the police she was discharged after two days but remained bedridden bed·rid·den or bed·rid adj. Confined to bed because of illness or infirmity. for another 28 days. The IAF police also inquired into the matter. Finally, air force authorities informed Saroj that the issue would be taken up with the Delhi Police. Meanwhile, a team of officials from Larsen and Toubro ( L& T), the contractor, visited her at the hospital, Saroj told the police. She told the team that because of negligence on their part, a light wind easily displaced a heavy metal sheet, posing a risk to people on a busy road. In her complaint to the police, Saroj said even the L& T employees admitted the accident was a result of negligence. The Tughlak Road Police on Wednesday registered a case of negligence. " The incident occurred in July but we registered a case this week because the complainant A plaintiff; a person who commences a civil lawsuit against another, known as the defendant, in order to remedy an alleged wrong. An individual who files a written accusation with the police charging a suspect with the commission of a crime and providing facts to support the allegation was recovering," said a police officer. The Metro, which had an accident- free run in the first phase, has not been able to repeat the feat in the second phase that has been dogged by a string of accidents. Copyright 2009 India Today This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Group. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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