Crane topples at Delhi Metro site, two injuredOctober 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A crane toppled at a Delhi Metro construction site here Saturday injuring two people, police said. The accident, blamed on "mechanical failure", took place at the proposed Saket Metro station in south Delhi.
12 injured in another Delhi Metro mishap in South DelhiOctober 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - At least 12 persons were injured, including two seriously when two cranes collapsed at a Delhi Metro Railway Construction (DMRC) construction site in South Delhi. The accident occurred on the Connaught Place-Gurgaon railway line.
Two cranes fall at Delhi Metro construction site, none injuredOctober 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - In yet another accident at Delhi Metro construction sites, two cranes Saturday fell while one was lifting the other. Nobody was injured, authorities said.
Delhi Metro coach derails, none injuredSeptember 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A coach of the Delhi Metro derailed near the Yamuna Bank station in east Delhi Sunday morning, an official said. No injuries were reported.
No one injured as Delhi Metro train derailsAugust 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Delhi Metro train jumped tracks in the national capital on Wednesday afternoon, but no was injured in this freak accident. No one was injured in the mishap, which took place at Dwarka station in south-west Delhi at around 3:20 pm.
Six killed in Uttar Pradesh road mishapAugust 4th, 2009 BADAUN - At least six persons were killed and twelve others injured when a bus collided with a tempo on Badaun-Delhi National highway on Tuesday. The mishap occurred near Saijani village when the state transport bus was on its way to Badaun from Delhi.
Gammon India to be issued show cause notice for Delhi metro mishapJuly 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy on Tuesday said that the contractor of the Delhi Metro, Gammon India, would be served with a show cause notice on why it should be blacklisted for two years for contributing to this month's mishap on the network in Delhi. The decision was taken following an Action Taken Report submitted by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) probe committee to the Urban Development Minister.
Another Delhi Metro mishap, one killedJuly 22nd, 2009 PUNJABI BAGH - A labourer was killed when a beam fell on him at a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) construction site in Punjabi Bagh on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred at around 5:45 a.m.
Delhiites perform Havan to safeguard Metro Rail projectJuly 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In the wake of the recent accidents at two metro rail sites, residents in New Delhi performed 'Havan' to protect themselves from such mishaps and also to safeguard the Delhi Metro project. This Havan was performed on Sunday near Jamrudpur area that witnessed a serious mishap when the girder collapsed last week.
DMRC sacks official for negligence in bridge collapse caseJuly 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has sacked official in-charge of the Badarpur Metro line, Vijay Anand, for neglecting his duty, following shocking collapse of an under construction Metro pillar in south Delhi. Six persons were killed and 15 others injured when an under-construction bridge of the Delhi Metro collapsed on Sunday.
Clearance operation continues at Delhi Metro mishap siteJuly 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Debris clearance operations continued at the Delhi Metro accident site in South Delhi on Tuesday. Cranes, which toppled yesterday leaving six injured, have been removed from the site.
Strict deadlines may have caused Metro mishap: ExpertsJuly 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Metro mishap that killed six people and injured 15 others may have been caused by strict deadlines that led to outsourcing of work and poor quality control, say officials of the Indian Buildings Congress (IBC). "There is overburden of work on the Delhi Metro and to complete projects on time, a lot of work is being outsourced.
Delhi Metro wasn't operating under any pressure, says Jaipal ReddyJuly 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Minister for Urban Development Jaipal Reddy on Monday refuted accusations that the metro rail mishap was a result of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) pushing to complete the rail project ahead of the Commonwealth Games 2010 deadline. Speaking in Parliament, Reddy said the Delhi Metro wasn't operating under any pressure to meet the deadline.
Delhi Metro bridge collapses, 20 injuredJuly 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An underconstruction bridge of the Delhi Metro collapsed in south Delhi Sunday, injuring at least 20 people, many of them critically, an official said. The accident took place at around 5 a.m.
DMRC chief says action will be taken against Gammon IndiaJuly 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Managing Director of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), E Sreedharan, on Sunday said he would take stock of the situation arising out of this morning's DMRC bridge collapse, and then decide what action was to be taken against the project contractor, Gammon India. Sreedharan's comments came soon after he received a report that at least five people had been killed and 20 injured when an under-construction bridge of the Delhi Metro collapsed in Lajpat Nagar in South Delhi.
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