Pune: Under Construction Building
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The accident took the lives of five laborers working there due to the fall of a large and heavy iron net installed for centering on the laborers working in the basement. Another 5 laborers were injured in this accident that took place late on Thursday night at Shastri Nagar Chowk on Pune-Ahmednagar Road. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar have condoled this horrific accident. At the same time, Pune Police has arrested four people by registering a case against the construction company, contractor and persons associated with the construction.
The laborers who died in this accident have been identified as Sohail Mohammad (22), Mohammad Sameer (30), Mobid Alam (40), Mazroom Hussain (35) and Takaji Alam (42). In the accident, laborers like Mohammad Alam, Mohammad Faim, Mohammad Rafiq Alam and Mohammad Sahil were seriously injured. At the same time, a laborer named Mohammad Naheed Mohammad Master (21) has been injured. Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code against Ananta Company, Contractor Ahu Walia, Mohan Avalkar and other officials, officers, supervisors, labor supervisors and others associated with this construction for this accident at Yerwada Police Station. A case has been registered under , 336, 337 and 338. Now Senior City Supervisor Imtiaz Abul Barkat Ansari, Labor Contractor Supervisor Mohammad Alam, Project Manager Assistant Vijay Dhaktode and Project Manager Majit Khan have been arrested in this case.
workers were working in the basement
According to information received from the fire department and police of Pune Municipal Corporation, the construction work of a building named Blue Grass Business Park near Varde Heights on Wadia’s land in Shastri Nagar Chowk complex on Pune- Ahmednagar Road of Yerwada area is in progress. At present, the work of laying the slab on the basement is in progress. During the work of laying the slab on the basement, a large iron mesh was being installed to lay the slab. This mesh was of 16 mm. While doing the slab work around 11.30 pm on the night of the accident, a large iron mesh fell on the laborers working in the basement. The sound of its fall was so strong that hearing it, everyone shuddered. 10 to 12 laborers working there got buried under this net. Out of this, five laborers died while the other five were injured. Four of them are seriously injured.
Formation of 10-member committee for investigation
After the accident, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has announced financial assistance of Rs.5-5 lakh from the state government to the families of the deceased. Along with this, after examining the accident meticulously, the administration ordered strict action against the culprits. The Pune Municipal Administration immediately issued a ‘stop work’ notice to this construction company. Along with this, a 10-member inquiry and redressal committee has also been constituted to know the technical reasons behind the accident.