Indeed a tragedy for such a nice project. I hope this incident will not hamper this viable project for New Delhi
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NEW DELHI, July 12: One section of a bridge being built for the Indian capital’s metro rail system collapsed on Sunday, crushing to death five workers and injuring 13 in a major setback to the project that officials hope to complete before the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
New Delhi’s landmark metro rail project is already operating three lines and is working around the clock to build several extensions. The metro is the pride of the city, where commuters were long forced to rely on smoke-belching buses, rickety three-wheel motorised rickshaws or their own motorcycles.
The project was particularly notable because it opened on schedule about seven years ago an almost unheard of feat in India, where corruption-related overruns are common. E. Sreedharan, the head of the Delhi Metro Rail Corp., has been hailed as a modern-day hero, but on Sunday, he tendered his resignation to take moral responsibility for the collapse, which is a rare blemish in the largely successful project.
“This is a very, very serious accident,” said Sreedharan, an official known for his integrity and dedication. He said he sent his resignation letter to New Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who has not yet said whether she will accept it. The accident occurred on a particularly tricky section, where a 2.5-mile (4-kilometer) metal cantilever was being raised to attach to a long section of concrete girders, all of which tumbled down in a V-shape pile
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