E. Sreedharan resigns as Delhi Metro chief after accident

July 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Designs of the Delhi Metro will be checked twice before being adopted from now on, its chief E. Sreedharan said Tuesday after a probe panel faulted the design and construction material for an accident that killed six people July 12.

July 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A report by a four-member expert committee probing Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's (DMRC) worst accident July 12, which killed six people, has been submitted to DMRC Managing Director E. Sreedharan, an official said Friday.

July 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A labourer was crushed to death when a steel beam fell on him at a Delhi Metro construction site in west Delhi Wednesday after six people were killed in two accidents at Metro sites in the last 10 days. Delhi Metro chief E.

July 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - As Delhi Metro faces a tough time with three accidents in the last 10 days, its chief E. Sreedharan Wednesday said that 90 people have died in several accidents related to the construction of the mass transport system over the last one decade in the national capital.

July 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Metro chief E. Sreedharan has left for Kerela to attend ceremonies related to the death of his sister who passed away days before a major Metro accident killed six people here.

July 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday said that Delhi Metro chief E.Sreedharan's resignation was not accepted by her government because his endeavours to establish the Metro Rail system in the capital have helped in providing relief to the people in Delhi. Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) chief E Sreedharan had offered to resign from his post, taking up moral responsibility of an under construction Metro bridge collapse, which claimed six lives and left many injured on Sunday.

July 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after he put his papers owning moral responsibility for an accident at a construction site that killed six people, Delhi Metro chief E Sreedharan has withdrew his resignation. "E Sreedharan has decided to withdraw his resignation in view of the letter he received from Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit (asking him to continue as the DMRC Managing Director)," Metro Rail spokesperson Anuj Dayal told reporters at New Delhi on Monday.

July 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bowing to the request of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and other senior officials, 'Metro Man' E. Sreedharan Monday withdrew his resignation letter as managing director of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

July 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bowing to the request of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and other senior officials, 'Metro Man' E. Sreedharan Monday decided to withdraw his resignation letter as managing director of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

July 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Metro chief E. Sreedharan Monday inspected the site in south Delhi where six people were killed after an elevated section of the Metro track under construction collapsed Sunday, amid uncertainty over whether he would press his resignation or defer to the wishes of the government.

July 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - E. Sreedharan, known world wide as India's 'Metro man', resigned as the chief of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Sunday, taking moral responsibility for the collapse of an underconstruction span that killed five people in the capital.

July 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) chief Dr. Elattuvalapil Sreedharan on Sunday resigned over the bridge collapse incident in the Lajpat Nagar area of South Delhi in which killed six persons, including an engineer, and 15 wounded, five of them seriously.

July 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Metro managing director E. Sreedharan resigned after an accident on a construction site claimed five lives Sunday, but Delhi Chief Minister rejected his resignation.

July 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A four-member committee will probe the collapse of an underconstruction Delhi Metro span that led to the death of five people in south Delhi Sunday. "The four-member committee will inquire into the accident and will submit its report within 10 days," Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) chief E.

July 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As Delhi Metro chief E. Sreedharan stepped down owning moral responsibility for an accident Sunday, Delhiites appreciated his contribution in changing the profile of the capital while some wanted him to continue.