Surat: Section of under-construction metro bridge develops crack
Surat, Jul 30: A concrete girder or 'section' of an under-construction metro bridge developed a crack soon after it was launched on pillars here on Tuesday, officials said.
While traffic was diverted as a precautionary measure, the "deformed" concrete segment, part of a span having nearly a dozen such box girders, will be replaced, they said.
The span between pillars 747 and 748 is part of the east-west corridor of the metro project connecting Saroli with Kapodra, said a release by the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (GMRC).
"The final stressing of the box girder span was completed at 1:30 am and it was kept under observation for 24 hours as per rules. At around 2:00 pm, one segment deformation was noticed. The deformation of the bridge is being continuously monitored and is in stable condition," said the statement.
Since the load of the bridge is still on launching girder, the damaged structure can be removed by following standard procedure, the company said.
"The cause of the deformation can be ascertained only after the removal of the segment," it added.
GMRC general manager (civil) Yogendra Singh Chauhan said there was no need to panic.
"There are thousands of segments in such bridges and it is normal to have such minor issues in one of them. We will destress the cables (which keep together all span segments) and change that segment," he said.
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11 more bodies retrieved from Arunachal accident site
Itanagar (PTI): Eleven more bodies were retrieved on Saturday from the deep gorge in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district, where a mini-truck on which 22 labourers from Assam were travelling fell, an official said.
With this, 17 bodies have been recovered from the accident site, Anjaw's deputy commissioner Milo Kojin said.
He said three more bodies will be brought out on Sunday.
The operation, being conducted by a joint team of the NDRF and Army, resumed at 6 am.
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"The retrieval process was extremely difficult because of the treacherous terrain, and the gorge is very deep," Kojin said.
The operation was suspended around 4 pm due to low visibility and will be resumed on Sunday morning, he said.
"One person is still missing, and a search operation will be carried out tomorrow," he added.
The accident happened on the evening of December 8, around 40 km from Hayuliang towards Chaglagam in the district. On the evening of December 10, one survivor managed to climb out of the gorge and reach a nearby Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) labour camp, following which the authorities were alerted.
Six bodies were recovered from the gorge on Friday and handed over to their families on Saturday.
