Metro Mishap: DMRC removes director Vijay Anand
Anand, who joined Delhi Metro in 2001, was also present at the site when the crane collapsed on Monday.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: In the first head to roll for the accident at its Jamrudpur site, Delhi Metro today shifted a senior official in-charge of the section which witnessed collapse of an under-construction bridge in south Delhi killing six persons.
"DMRC Managing Director E Sreedharan ordered repatriation of Vijay Anand, Director (Project) of Delhi Metro, who was the Director in-charge of the Central Secretariat -- Badarpur line of Phase-II which is under construction," DMRC spokesperson Anuj Dayal said.
DMRC yesterday ordered a complete re-check of structures built by it in Phase-II of the project from safety and quality point of view by independent structural experts besides ordering a probe into the mishap during debris clearance.
Dayal said Shirish Patel and Associates, which was appointed to undertake technical audit of critical structures has already started the work and B P Singh, an expert on erection of heavy structures, has also started his inquiry into Monday's mishap involving cranes.
Metro sources said Anand was involved in the design of the second line and he was also in-charge of the Lakshmi Nagar site where an accident had taken place in October last year.
Anand, who joined Delhi Metro in 2001, was also present at the site when the crane collapsed on Monday.
He was a chief engineer in the Indian Railways and joined the Metro in the same rank and was promoted to the post of the Director two years ago.
"DMRC Managing Director E Sreedharan ordered repatriation of Vijay Anand, Director (Project) of Delhi Metro, who was the Director in-charge of the Central Secretariat -- Badarpur line of Phase-II which is under construction," DMRC spokesperson Anuj Dayal said.
DMRC yesterday ordered a complete re-check of structures built by it in Phase-II of the project from safety and quality point of view by independent structural experts besides ordering a probe into the mishap during debris clearance.
Dayal said Shirish Patel and Associates, which was appointed to undertake technical audit of critical structures has already started the work and B P Singh, an expert on erection of heavy structures, has also started his inquiry into Monday's mishap involving cranes.
Metro sources said Anand was involved in the design of the second line and he was also in-charge of the Lakshmi Nagar site where an accident had taken place in October last year.
Anand, who joined Delhi Metro in 2001, was also present at the site when the crane collapsed on Monday.
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He was a chief engineer in the Indian Railways and joined the Metro in the same rank and was promoted to the post of the Director two years ago.
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