Mumbai Metro slab collapse: CM Fadnavis orders probe, vows action | India News

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that a thorough investigation will be conducted into the metro rail slab collapse incident that took place in Mumbai’s Mulund on Saturday, killing one person and injuring three others.

The investigation should focus on safety, precautions to be taken during construction, etc. He said that the issues will be covered and action will be taken against those responsible for the incident.

In his speech on the sidelines of an event held here, the Prime Minister said that a security audit would be initiated immediately in all these areas to prevent such incidents.

One person was killed and three others were injured when the girder bridge of the under-construction metro line 4 collapsed on several vehicles in Mumbai’s Mulund area this afternoon, police and civil officials said.

A slab of the parapet wall of the girder bridge fell near the Johnson and Johnson factory on LBS Road in the afternoon, hitting an autorickshaw and a Skoda car, both of which were badly damaged.

Line 4 is an under-construction route from Wadala in south-central Mumbai to neighboring Thane, with major stretches passing through Vikhroli, Bhandup, Mulund etc. It passes through LBS Road connecting areas such as

“The accident in Mulund is a very unfortunate incident. Our prayers are with the relatives of the dead and injured. The medical expenses of the injured will be borne by MMRDA and the state government,” Fadnavis said. he said.

“An investigation will be launched into whether the necessary care has been taken regarding security. Action will be taken against those responsible,” he said.

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