Mumbai civic body on alert after heavy rain forecast, precautions taken
A road overbridge, built in 1971, collapsed near the eastern side
of the Andheri railway station and a part of it fell on rail tracks on Tuesday,
injuring five people and affecting traffic
Current
Affairs News: Mumbai’s civic agency is on alert after heavy rains forecast for
the city and says all precautionary measures have been taken.
Heavy rainfall
is very likely at isolated places in the districts of Greater Mumbai, Thane and
Raigad in the next 24 hours, a weather official said on Tuesday.
A road
overbridge, built in 1971, collapsed near the eastern side of the Andheri
railway station and a part of it fell on rail tracks during Tuesday morning
showers, injuring five people and affecting rail and road traffic.
The
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said it was the Railways’
responsibility to regularly check and maintain the overbridge.
“The area where
a portion of the bridge collapsed comes under the Railways. Therefore, it was
Railways' duty to conduct a safety audit and carry out maintenance of the
bridge," a senior BMC engineer said.
The Western
Railway has succeeded in restoring services on the Harbour corridor to minimise
the inconvenience caused to passengers. The Central Railway too is providing
manpower and equipment.
After the
overbridge collapse, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said 445 bridges in
Mumbai suburban will undergo safety audit.
"I got the
design of this bridge studied. This bridge is Cantilever bridge and is around
40 years old. Safety audit will be done of 445 bridges in Mumbai suburban. As
per findings of audit, necessary action will be taken at the earliest," he
said.
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