An under-construction foot over bridge today collapsed outside the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, the main venue of the Commonwealth Games. PWD Minister Raj Kumar Cahuhan said that 27 persons have sustained injuries. Five of them are secriously injured . He said any one responsible for the collapse will be punished.Public Works Department of Delhi government, which had given the contract for constructing the overbridge has ordered an inquiry into the incident. PWD Chief Engineer Rakesh Mishra admitted that the incident is a setback but expressed confidence that theproject would be completed before the Games that start on 3rd of October.The common wealth organising committee has said that the collapse of footbridge is unfortunate. Secretary of the organising committee Lalit Bhanot told reporters that the Games will not be affected.Meanwhile, the Delhi government has constituted a two-member committee to probe into the incident of bridge collapse near Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium in the capital this afternoon . The committed has been asked to submit its report with in three days.
News On AIR | September 21, 2010 8:58 PM
Foot over bridge near Jawaharlal Nehru stadium collapses; 27 injured