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Over 100 workers killed during Delhi metro construction since 1998 | Over 100 workers have been killed during the construction of the metro railway in India's capital city, New Delhi, since 1998, according to a submission by the metro authorities. The first line opened in 2002 in the city, offering
commuters an air-conditioned and swift alternative to overcrowded buses and three-wheelers.
There has been pressure to upgrade it before October's Commonwealth Games. According
to metro spokesman Anuj Dayal, most of the deaths had happened in road and other
accidents around the construction sites. "Only nine or 10 workers have died in
incidents involving collapse of metro structures. There have been two such incidents
of structural collapses," The BBC quoted him, as saying. Dayal, however, added
that the metro's accident rate was low compared with similar construction projects
around the world. Authorities have informed that families of the deceased workers
had received about 150,000 - 900,00 rupees (3,000 dollars to 20,000 dollars) in
compensation. The frequent accidents at metro sites have given rise to fears that
safety standards are being compromised in the rush to build new lines, the BBC
reports. At least six people were killed when a pillar supporting a partly built
bridge collapsed in July last year in south Delhi, BBC reports. In the same month,
a labourer was killed when a girder fell on him at a rail construction site. In
October 2008, two people were crushed to death and 12 injured when a bridge under
construction collapsed on to a bus and cars below. In May 2009, a pillar supporting
a partly built bridge collapsed killing six workers in the city's Zamrudpur area. |
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