Nagpur: The Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA) has issued notices to contractor firm BBG, the Project Management Consultants (PMC), and four of its own officials following Saturday’s slab collapse at the VIP entrance construction site of Koradi temple. The recipients have been given 24 hours to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against them.
The incident, which occurred during the casting of a slab for the temple’s VIP gate, left 16 people, including four supervisors, injured. NMRDA has announced financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh for each injured worker and Rs 2 lakh for those seriously injured.
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Two separate inquiries have been initiated. On the directions of Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, a committee headed by District Collector Vipin Itankar has been formed, comprising Executive Engineer Rajesh Sontakke (Water Resources Department), Chief Engineer Sambhaji Mane (Public Works Department), Superintending Engineer Manish Patil, and VNIT expert R.K. Ingle. This panel has been asked to submit its report within 30 days.
Separately, NMRDA has constituted its own three-member expert panel, headed by Superintending Engineer Abdul Javed, with Executive Engineer Lalit Raut and Deputy Director of Town Planning Supriya Thul as members. This panel will investigate the absence of NMRDA and consultant representatives at the site during the night-time slab casting. The report is expected within a week. Reliable sources said discussions were underway about suspending certain officials, with a decision likely in the next two days.
Eyewitness accounts suggest the accident occurred when the slab, which was 80% complete, suddenly shifted. “Before we could understand anything, we all fell on the safety net. But Naresh Baghel fell on the road and was seriously injured. I injured my waist and was discharged from hospital on Monday,” said injured worker Mukesh Vindane.
Baghel, 30, who suffered severe head, hand, and leg injuries, is currently in the ICU after undergoing surgery. His brother-in-law, Dharmendra Patle, said Baghel, the sole breadwinner for his family of four, had been in construction for six years. “The company is covering his medical expenses, but the family’s future is uncertain,” Patle added.
