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When a section of the Metro span under construction in South Delhi collapsed on Sunday, it dealt a tremendous thwack to the reputation of our landmark public transport project. Until recently, the Metro was Delhi's pride and joy, held up as an exemplar in efficient large-scale infrastructure bu  ....Read more

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delhi metro bridge collapseBy: peeralchandio | Tuesday , 14 Jul '09 23:56:04 PM Reply | Forward is there no any yardstick/mechanism to avoid such catastrophies, as we have also seen such type of collapse in Northern Bypass intersection in karachi, leaving same number of people dead. One is inclined to think that why precautionary measures are not undertaken before execution of such mega projects, where hundred lives are at stake during its construction work.
Delhi Metro bridge collapseBy: KNVS Subrahmanyam | Monday , 13 Jul '09 17:43:18 PM Reply | Forward Mr.Sreedhan cannot be faulted with Delhi metro's bridge collapse in New Delhi given his credentials in successful execution of projects. In respect of PSU infra projects DMRC is a success story and can be emulated by any other orgnaisation. For this mishape,the contractors are solely responsible and stringent measures need to be taken after thorough inquiry. The tragedy is a lesson and authorities need to ensure that the same does not recur again and again.Thanking you,KNVS SubrahmanyamHyderabadD
dmrc bridge collapseBy: sunder | Monday , 13 Jul '09 11:48:09 AM Reply | Forward What the DMRC bridge collapse highlights is the lack of capable Indian contractors to undertake such projects. The government needs to look at its primitive mindset of awarding contracts to the lowest bidder and invite experienced reputable international companies to undertake such projects
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