Introduction
On March 31, 2015, there was a huge
tragedy on the streets of Kolkata, the capital of the state of West
Bengal. The flyover that was meant to be completed according to the
first deadline in the year 2010 fell down with a loud sound, bringing
underneath it several people and vehicles. It is confirmed that as
many as 24 people have so far lost life, leaving scores injured. Many
of the injured people are in various hospitals with serious injuries.
Whom should be held responsible for such a tardy work that brought
death and destruction to many people in the city? In this blog post,
let us see the real story behind the flyover collapse.
Bridge Collapse
A day after the collapse of a flyover
in Kolkata, many details have started coming out about its tardy
progress. This flyover construction was meant to be over by 2010. Its
construction had started in the year 2008-9 period. Its constructions
had missed at least 3 or 4 deadlines, the last of the deadlines would
have been the end of this year (2016). Due to several extensions, the
cost of the construction of this flyover quadrupled over a period of
7 years. Despite several extensions, the 2.2KM-long bridge was
nowhere near completion. The flyover was being constructed by a
Hyderabad-based infrastructure development company IVRL. The
immediate response from the construction company was “the act of
God”. The callous attitude of the construction company was severely
criticized by people from all walks of life. Under fire due to the
bridge collapse, another company official tried to explain away the
expression “the act of God”.
Reason for the Collapse
The main reason for this accident is
the callous attitude of Bapus and the political leaders who patronize
them. The Hyderabad-based company was in fact a blacklisted one.
Despite its dubious work record, the task of building the flyover
over a busy junction in the heart of Kolkata city was handed over to
this company. Now the political parties are now involved in the blame
game, each one is trying to absolve itself while blaming others.
Despite of presents of standard rules and procedures, the government
staffers have overlooked certain criteria and awarded the work to
this dubious company. The staffers and their patronizing politicians
would have got huge commissions for that from this company. It has to
be probed to bring the justice to people who have lost life in this
gruesome accident.
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