MMRDA appoints committee to ascertain metro line mishap

The committee, comprising IIT Bombay civil engineering department Professor KVK Rao and Public Works Department chief engineer S B Tamsekar is expected to submit its report within a period of 15 days.

"MMRDA, being a nodal authority for the project has appointed a two-member committee to advise it on the reasons for the accident in order to enable it to take up the matter independently with MMOPL, which is executing the project," the Authority said a statement.

The step has been taken so that MMRDA ensures remedial measures, as well as suggests measures to avoid recurrence of such instances in future, it said.

Last evening, a mishap occurred when an escalator beam collapsed while construction work at the airport station near Leela Hotel in suburban Marol was in progress.

The Metro-I corridor, which runs from Versova to Ghatkopar via Andheri is being executed by the Mumbai Metro One (MMOPL) consortium led by Anil Ambani's Reliance Infrastructure.

The consortium had appointed various contractors, including Hindustan Construction Company to complete diverse tasks including construction of the airport metro station.

Meanwhile, an FIR has been registered against the supervisor, engineers and others involved in the construction of the bridge.