Portion of Rs 80 cr under-construction bridge collapses in MP's Shivpuri; 6 labourers injured
Shivpuri, Jun 15 (PTI): A portion of an under-construction overbridge collapsed in Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, leaving six labourers injured, an official said.
The incident took place at 1pm near a bus stand and railway level crossing along Pohri highway, he added.
"No one was working below the portion that collapsed, which averted major casualties. The six injured labourers have been hospitalised. They were laying concrete on the bride, which is being built at a cost of Rs 80 crore," he said.
He said the Madhya Pradesh Public Works Department (MPPWD) has given the bridge building contract to a firm called Subham Construction, they added.
The company's construction quality control official Praveen Pandey told reporters the accident occurred due to a technical fault.
"Excessive vibration was applied beyond permissible limits, causing the structure to become unstable and collapse," he said.
Kotwali police station in charge Kripal Singh Rathore said a a notice has been issued to the construction agency.
"A technical investigation is underway. Legal action will be taken based on the findings," Rathore added.
Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh: A portion of a railway overbridge collapsed, injuring around six workers. One of them is in critical condition and has been shifted to the district hospital for treatment pic.twitter.com/PVJlUqgTVd
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Karnataka Health Dept bars leave for staff amid ASHA workers’ strike starting Aug 12
Bengaluru, Aug 11 (PTI): In response to a planned three-day strike by ASHA workers starting August 12, the Karnataka Health Department on Monday issued a notice prohibiting all officers and staff from taking leave during the protest period, except in cases of medical emergencies.
Accredited Social Health Activists workers are demanding the fixed honorarium of Rs 10,000 promised by the state government in January. They have announced a continuous state-level protest from August 12 to 14.
The notice stated, “Information about ASHA workers absent from duty within district limits will be collected daily from primary health centres, compiled at the district level, and submitted to the commissionerate by 3 pm during the protest.”
The Health Department also urged community health officers, primary health protection officers, health inspectors, and Anganwadi workers to cooperate in ensuring that health services to the public remain uninterrupted.
