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After the tragic bridge accident that occurred early Friday morning in Hamirpur district of Uttar Pradesh, the government and administration have now come into full action mode. During a strong storm, a heavy slab of a bridge being built on the Betwa river suddenly collapsed and six helpless workers died on the spot. Taking this grave negligence and painful accident seriously, on the instructions of the government, major action has been initiated against the responsible executive body. The police have registered a case under serious sections against the owner and contractor of the company responsible for the accident. At the same time, pressure has started falling at the government level too and an Assistant Engineer of the department has been suspended with immediate effect. After this incident, serious questions are being raised on the quality of construction work and the functioning of the government system.
Case registered against owner of ‘The Shelter’ company Pawan Pratap Singh and contractor
The construction work of this bridge was going on on Betwa river between Parsani and Kandaur villages under Lalpura police station area of Hamirpur. According to information received from police sources, the contract to build this bridge was with a company named ‘The Shelter’. After this horrific accident on Friday, on the complaint of State Bridge Corporation Deputy Project Manager Dilip Kumar, a case has been registered against the owner of the executing agency Pawan Pratap Singh and the main contractor Nitish Kumar at Kurara police station late night. Both of them are facing serious allegations of gross negligence in government work, ignoring safety standards and laxity. Police station in-charge Prince Dixit said that a case has been registered and in-depth investigation has been started and efforts are being made to arrest the culprits.
Accused company has built many VIP bridges of Kanpur, questions raised on quality
This accident has also put the old track record of ‘The Shelter’ company and its construction quality in the dock. It is being told that this company has worked on many important projects in Uttar Pradesh. It has also constructed important bridges like the famous Jaipuria Bridge, Panki Dham Bridge and Panki Power Plant area located in the Cantt area of Kanpur. After the slab of the bridge under construction in Hamirpur collapsed like a deck of cards due to just a gust of storm, serious doubts have arisen among the public and experts about the strength and safety of other bridges built by this company in Kanpur. People are now suspecting major corruption in this entire project.
These 6 innocent workers lost their lives due to being buried under debris
This heart-wrenching accident happened around 3 am on Friday, when all the workers were sleeping at the site or busy with work. Suddenly a strong storm came and a large part of the under construction bridge collapsed. Six deceased who lost their lives in this tragic accident have been identified as Lokendra (22 years), Kuldeep Nishad (19 years), Sawant Yadav (28 years), Sabhajeet (30 years), Pushpendra Chauhan (34 years) and Rajesh Pal (42 years). In this accident, three other workers Awadhesh Nishad, Kallu Yadav and Rajesh Nishad were seriously injured, who were rescued from the debris by the local administration and police and immediately admitted to the district hospital, where their treatment is going on.
CM Yogi Adityanath expressed grief, announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh each for dependents
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed deep condolence over this tragic accident in Hamirpur. Describing this incident as extremely sad and heart-wrenching, he prayed for peace of the departed souls. While consoling the families of the victims, the Chief Minister has given strict instructions to provide immediate financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the dependents of the deceased and Rs 50 thousand each to each worker injured in the accident. Along with this, the CM has directed the district administration to make free arrangements for proper and high-level treatment of the injured.
Special instructions to all District Magistrates of UP regarding the devastation caused by the storm
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken immediate cognizance of the huge devastation caused by strong storm, torrential rain and lightning in many other districts of the state on Thursday and Friday. He has instructed all the District Magistrates (DMs) of the state to intensify relief and rescue operations in their respective areas on a war footing. The CM said that an accurate assessment of the damage caused to crops and houses should be done immediately and government relief amount should be released to the affected people or the families of the deceased as soon as possible without any delay. As soon as the news of Hamirpur accident was received, the Chief Minister himself took command and expedited the rescue operation by sending SDRF and local administration to the spot.
