Under construction building collapses in East Delhi

September 24th, 2009 14 die in chimney collapse at power plant in IndiaNEW DELHI — Rescuers used heavy cranes and saws to free more than a dozen people still trapped in the rubble of a large chimney that collapsed at a power plant under construction in central India, killing at least 14 people, police said Thursday. R.K. Vij, inspector-general of police, revised the death toll to 14 from the figure of 20 that was given earlier by police, and said another seven people were hospitalized.

September 23rd, 2009 20 die in chimney collapse at power plant in IndiaNEW DELHI — A large chimney under construction at a power plant in central India collapsed Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and injuring five others, police said. As many as 100 workers were feared trapped under the rubble.

September 9th, 2009 FARIDABAD - One person was killed and several others were feared trapped inside the debris of a three-storey building, which collapsed on Wednesday in Haryana's Faridabad district. According to the police, at least two people were taken out of the debris with serious injuries shortly after City Centre building, collapsed.

September 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bodies of two workers were recovered Wednesday from the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed Tuesday injuring 18 people, a fire department official said. Bodies of Kalim, 30, and Khursheed, 30, were taken out 2.30 a.m.

September 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - At least 18 workers were injured Tuesday evening when a building under constuction collapsed in east Delhi, police said. "We received a call around 4:40 p.m.

July 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - If you find a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) official inspecting your under renovation property or construction site, beware he may be a fake, officials warned Tuesday. Some unscrupulous persons are impersonating as MCD officials to harass and cheat the public with ulterior motives.

July 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - A metallic structure erected to support the main concrete pillars at the Mumbai Metro line collapsed in the northwest suburb of Sakineka due to gusty winds late on Monday night. However, no one was injured in the incident.

July 12th, 2009 3 killed, 16 injured in New Delhi bridge collapseNEW DELHI — A concrete slab slipped and crushed the metal beams of a bridge under construction in New Delhi on Sunday, killing three people and injuring 16, police said. The accident happened early Sunday as workers lifted heavy concrete slabs for the bridge, part of the city's new metro rail system, police spokesman Mohammed Iqlaq said.

July 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The collapse of an under-construction Delhi Metro bridge in south Delhi that killed five people Sunday is the worst accident so far involving the mass transport system in the national capital. Following is an accident time-line of Delhi Metro in recent times: July 12, 2009: Portion of an under construction bridge collapsed when its launching girder lost balance as it was being erected at Zamroodpur, near East of Kailash, on the Central Secretariat-Badarpur corridor slated to be opened September 2010.

July 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.

May 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A labourer was killed when a balcony of a multi-storey residential building collapsed in south Delhi Sunday, officials said. Sunder, 18, died after the balcony caved in in Sangam Vihar, fire officials said.

March 28th, 2009 KOLKATA - A three-storey police outpost building has collapsed in West Bengal. No casualty was reported, an official said Saturday.

February 15th, 2009 PATNA - Three people were killed and four injured Monday when a buiridge under construction over a rail line collapsed in Bihar, an official said. The incident took place at Amgola in Muzaffarpur district, about 70 km from here.

January 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Engineering and construction major Punj Lloyd has secured a Rs.2.64-billion contract from Airports Authority of India to construct a new airport in Sikkim, the company announced Tuesday. The project -- at Pakyong in East Sikkim and expected to be completed in 24 months -- includes the construction of a 30 metre wide runway of 1.7-km length, taxiway, apron drainage system and electrical work on the airport.

December 27th, 2008 NEW DELHI - A 23-year-old labourer died Sunday after he fell from a girder at a Delhi Metro construction site, officials said. Delhi Metro spokesman Anuj Dayal identified the victim as Ram Prakash, employed with Freyssinet Pre Stressing Company (FPCC) - a sub-contractor under Gammon India Limited.