Zeenews Bureau
New Delhi: Mumbai based Gammon India Ltd, whose wing Gammon Infrastructure was behind the construction of the metro sections that collapsed at two places in Delhi within two days has denied taking responsibility of the accidents.
“We are not at fault for the accident. We are fully aware of our social and technical responsibility towards the society,” the company spokesperson said.
“The work is being carried out by the highest orders of quality and safety. And we will order an independent probe into this mishap,” the company said.
However the company said it will pay compensation to the
families of all the six employees, who were killed when an
under-construction bridge of the Delhi Metro collapsed
yesterday.
"We will pay compensation to all the six employees who
were killed. Whether we will demand compensation from Delhi
Metro Rail Corporation will be decided in a day or two,"
Gammon Infrastructure Vice President Business Development
Ramakrishna Telang told agencies.
He declined to divulge the amount of compensation the
company has decided to pay.
On Sunday morning, pillar number 67 on the under-construction Central Secretariat-Badarpur line near the Lady Shriram College had given way, and with it the bridge being built collapsed along with the launcher.
At least six persons were killed and another 15 injured in yesterday’s accident.
Six workers were injured on Monday when the site of Sunday’s Delhi Metro bridge collapse was hit by another mishap, as three cranes trying to remove the debris toppled with one of them falling on a row of shops. A launching girder also collapsed along with the cranes.
First Published: Monday, July 13, 2009, 21:38