Officials confirmed the incident and said that the site engineer and the safety officer responsible for the stretch have been removed from service following the incident and a fine has been imposed on the contractor. Chennai: A shocking video of a heavy metal beam with a thick screw on the edge falling amidst moving vehicles from the CMRL work site near Satyabhama University went viral on Sunday.
The incident happened on Dec 17 and the footage from a car dashcam shows the beam falling without any support on to the road amidst the moving vehicles. CMRL officials said RVNL is the master contractor for the elevated stretch on the OMR as part of 44 km long Corridor 4 connecting Madhavaram with Sholinganallur. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Chennai | Silver Rate in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai | Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Petrol Price in Chennai | Diesel Price in Chennai | CNG Price in Chennai | LPG Price in Chennai Stay updated with the latest Chennai news.
the car from which the footage was caught too went through the gap when the beam bounced back While a two-wheeler rider had a narrow escape. Subsequent vehicles stopped to avoid damage to the cars. And the work on the stretch had been assigned to a subcontractor named Sam India. During de-shuttering activity of the cantilever pier cap a shuttering material slipped from the crane and fell on the barricade. We enquired and suspended the contractors safety engineer. Download the TOI App.