INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BENGALURU: A 28-year-old woman and her two-and-a-half-year-old son died and two others of the four-member family were injured after
reinforcement iron rods for construction of a pillar for Blue Line at HBR Layout in Bengaluru crashed onto them, Tuesday morning
According to officials, a reinforcement cage that was being used to build pier no
218 (KR Puram-Hebbal-Kempegowda International Airport) fell on the scooter in which the family of four: Tejasvini, a software engineer at
Manyata, her husband Lohit Kumar, a civil engineer, son Vihan and his twin sister
Vishmita was travelling on Outer Ring Road.Tejasvini and Vihan suffered grievous injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital by onlookers,
Lohit and Vishmita are out of danger.Bheemashankar S Guled, deputy commissioner of police (east) said the incident was reported at around
said.Residents and commuters staged a protest following the incident
Traffic on Outer Ring Road was also affected.The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is likely to serve a notice to the
contractor.BMRCL managing director Anjum Parwez said, "Only the reinforcement has bent
Since the pillars are long we have to make some more tying arrangements
the hospital expenses.BMRCL along with contractor Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC) Ltd is undertaking Metro work on KR
Puram-Hebbal-Kempegowda International Airport section
The reinforcement structure is built of metal rods and mounted on the foundation to construct a pier.WatchNamma Metro reinforcement bar
