What's causing Gurugram's flyovers to fall

Two slabs of an under-construction flyover on the Gurugram-Dwarka Expressway near the Daultabad village Chowk collapsed on Sunday injuring three persons. Reports show it is the fourth incident in Gurugrm in as many years.

Gurugram: A section of under-construction flyover on Gurugram-Dwarka Expressway near Daulatabad collapsed on Sunday. Three labourers were injured and rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

It is pertinent to be mentioned here that this is the fourth incident in Gurugram in the last four years.

Speaking to ETV Bharat an eye witness, Manoj said, "This is not the first case of a flyover falling in Gurugram, but a part of another bridge was damaged on December 17 in 2018.

"There were several incidents witnessed as an under-construction flyover collapsed on 18 July 2019 and another bridge was damaged on 15 September 2019. This is the fourth such case that happened in the city," Manoj added.

"On March 4 this year, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, local MP and Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh came to this place to take stock of the construction work of this flyover. And they had also asked the concerned authority of the worksite to complete the work as soon as possible," another local said.

"We feel that this portion of the flyover collapsed due to the heavy load of machines as the work on this part of the flyover was stopped, and another reason could be the quality of the concrete used in the crushed segment. There is a need for investigating by an independent agency," said a resident of the area requesting anonymity.

According to sources, the incident took place at around 7:30 AM when some labourers were working at the site. Suddenly, a portion of the under-construction flyover collapsed, injuring three labourers working there.

On being informed, the rescue teams reached the spot and removed the concrete to ascertain no worker is under the debris.

Teams of NHAI, Gurugram Police, civil defence and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were rushed to the spot.

For now, to prevent further problems, officials have cordoned off the area and are placing sandbags under the portion that is still suspended to prevent any further collapse. The collapsed stretch and machines will be removed only in the next few days after a proper method is devised for removing it without any further damage, said an official.