Contractor served notice over Surat Metro crane collapse

Updated: Aug 28th, 2024

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Surat crane accident

Five days after the crane collapsed at a Surat metro rail construction site and damaged a portion of a building and several vehicles, the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) issued a notice to the contractor, Ranjit Buildcon Ltd, demanding a reply within three days.

On August 22, when metro construction was underway near Tapovan School in Nana Varachha’s Chikuwadi area, a crane and girder launcher collapsed onto a building.

The GMRC had formed a five-member committee to investigate the matter. The committee was on-site collecting data on the crane’s capacity and other machinery.

The incident occurred during the installation of a girder launcher on the elevated bridge of the metro project. A 135-ton girder box, along with two cranes, collapsed onto a building, causing significant damage.

Internal sources suggest that preliminary investigations point to negligence on the part of the contractor.

The debris from the collapsed crane and box has not yet been removed from the site, added the sources.

Prashant Kulkarni, executive director of the GMRC, said, “All spare parts of the crane will be dismantled. The investigation committee is currently working on the case, and a notice has been issued to Ranjit Buildcon Ltd to respond within three days. If the company is found guilty, action will be taken as per the normative contract.”

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