2016 Kolkata flyover collapse

Disaster in Kolkata which occurred on 31 March 2016 July 2016 April 2016 2016 Kolkata flyover collapse Kolkata overpass collapse location.png Kolkata flyover collapse location 2016 03 31 yes Girish Park, Kolkata, India 22.586367 N 88.358256 E inline,title 27 80 On 31 March 2016, a 150 m ft off on steel span of the under-construction Vivekananda Road flyover in the Girish Park neighbourhood of Kolkata, India, collapsed. 27 people died and 80 more were injured in the accident. Background The construction for the 2.2 km mi on Vivekananda Road flyover was contracted in 2008 and began in 2009. IVRCL, a construction firm based in Hyderabad, won the bid for the project.Rush job on delayed flyover kills 21 in Kolkata, many still feared trapped under rubble http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Kolkata-flyover-collapse-Rush-job-on-delayed-flyover-kills-21/articleshow/51639703.cms Times of India 1 April 2016 1 April 2016 The construction was scheduled to be completed in 2010 but overshot the deadline multiple times. IVRCL was given an 18-month deadline by the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, to complete the flyover by February 2016 and allocated a budget of nearly 165 c but only about 60 percent of the work was completed.http://in.reuters.com/article/india-collapse-kolkata-flyover-idINKCN0WX0S2 https://web.archive.org/web/20160331195116/http://in.reuters.com/article/india-collapse-kolkata-flyover-idINKCN0WX0S2 dead 31 March 2016 Police file homicide case after Kolkata flyover collapse kills 23 Reuters 1 April 2016 2 April 2016 Supriyo Hazrahttp://www.ndtv.com/cheat-sheet/kolkata-flyover-collapse-2-more-bodies-recovered-26-dead-1306786 Kolkata Flyover Collapse: 26 Dead As One More Body Recovered From Debris NDTV 2 April 2016 2 April 2016 As of March 2015, IVRCL had a debt of 4055 c and reported losses of 672 c. In December 2015, a consortium of banks that had lent to the company took over the company and it was banned from doing business in Uttar Pradesh and several other Indian states.https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/02/world/asia/kolkata-collapse-india-overpass.html Construction Firm Charged in India Overpass Collapse Nida Najar Hari Kumar The New York Times 1 April 2016 2 April 2016 On 30 March 2016, one day before the collapse, concrete was laid on the bridge. Just hours before the collapse, construction workers were reported to have heard a cracking noise from the cantilever.Bagchi Suvojit Workers heard cracking noise https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/workers-heard-cracking-noise/article8423585.ece 2 April 2016 1 April 2016 The Hindu Incident At 12:40 pm IST on 31 March 2016, the bridge collapsed, trapping many pedestrians and vehicles underneath. The incident took place at the busy Rabindra Sarani – K K Tagore road crossing. 27 people were killed and at least 80 others were injured.http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/kolkata-bridge-collapse-toll-reaches-27-after-rescue-workers-pull-out-3-more-bodies-1224481.html Kolkata bridge collapse: Toll reaches 27 after rescue workers pull out 3 more bodies CNN-IBN 2 April 2016 3 April 2016 4 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160404035236/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/kolkata-bridge-collapse-toll-reaches-27-after-rescue-workers-pull-out-3-more-bodies-1224481.html dead More than 90 people had been pulled from the rubble, but as of 1 April 2016, over 100 people were still unaccounted for.Kolkata Tragedy: 25 Dead As Under-Construction Flyover Collapses On Busy Road http://www.tehelka.com/2016/04/under-construction-flyover-collapses-on-busy-traffic-in-kolkata-toll-climbs-to-25/ Tehelka 1 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160413133524/http://www.tehelka.com/2016/04/under-construction-flyover-collapses-on-busy-traffic-in-kolkata-toll-climbs-to-25/ 13 April 2016 dead The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) worked in relief operations with police and other security personnel.April 2016 Many photographs and videos were quickly posted on social media platforms.Kolkata flyover collapse: Left claims govt 'stopped us, allowed RSS' to engage in rescue operations http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kolkata-flyover-collapse-left-claims-govt-stopped-us-allowed-rss-to-engage-in-rescue-operations/ 5 April 2016 Indian Express Aftermath On 1 April 2016, the construction company IVRCL was charged with murder, under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The police detained five IVRCL officials in Kolkata and two in Hyderabad, and sealed off IVRCL's local office in Kolkata.Kolkata bridge builder charged with murder, police question IVRCL officials http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/kolkata-bridge-builder-charged-with-murder-5-ivrcl-employees-detained-1224002.html IBNLive 1 April 2016 1 April 2016 2 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160402105818/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/kolkata-bridge-builder-charged-with-murder-5-ivrcl-employees-detained-1224002.html dead The firm called the collapse an "accident", with one IVRCL official describing it as an "act of god".Kolkata flyover collapse an accident, says IVRCL https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Kolkata-flyover-collapse-an-accident-builder-IVRCL-says/article60565346.ece The Hindu 1 April 2016 1 April 2016 The shares of the company fell 11.7% the day after the disaster. Sixty-two families living in buildings near the accident site were asked to vacate temporarily for the safe removal of collapsed debris.http://www.ndtv.com/cheat-sheet/24-dead-in-kolkata-flyover-collapse-90-pulled-out-in-all-night-rescue-10-developments-1292824 Bengal Suspends 2 Engineers, Arrests 3 Over Kolkata Flyover Collapse Monideepa Banerjie 1 April 2016 1 April 2016 NDTV In a letter sent to BSE, IVRCL claimed that the design of the flyover was done by a reputed consulting firm of Kolkata.April 2016 Potential causes Anandapran Gupta, former head of the department of civil engineering at IIT Kharagpur stated that his investigating committee found defects in multiple aspects of the flyover construction including design, construction, raw materials and supervision. All are at fault, says IIT report on Kolkata flyover collapse, The Hindu, AUGUST 12 Biranchi Acharya, an experienced construction professional, claimed that the main cause was the failure of a pier cap which brought down two spans supported over it. Some flaws either in joints of pier cap or unwanted eccentric loading may have been responsible.http://www.merinews.com/article/possible-reasons-of-kolkata-flyover-collapse-a-technical-analysis/15914975.shtml Possible reasons of Kolkata flyover collapse: A technical analysis, Biranchi Narayan Acharya, MeriNews April 1, 2016 16 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180711090144/http://www.merinews.com/article/possible-reasons-of-kolkata-flyover-collapse-a-technical-analysis/15914975.shtml 11 July 2018 dead Reaction The Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, rushed to oversee the post-crash relief and rescue operation, and made a statement accusing the previous left-wing government for the disaster.24 Dead In Kolkata Flyover Collapse, 90 Pulled Out In All-Night Rescue: 10 Developments http://www.ndtv.com/cheat-sheet/24-dead-in-kolkata-flyover-collapse-90-pulled-out-in-all-night-rescue-10-developments-1292824 NDTV 1 April 2016 1 April 2016 The previous state government, headed by the Communist Party of India (M), stated that the portion of the flyover that collapsed was built during the current government's tenure.Kolkata flyover collapse: TMC, Left, Cong fight for political mileage http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/kolkata-flyover-collapse-tmc-left-cong-fight-for-political-mileage/story-stBOcFZQ5rrnKAbxFQVwwI.html Hindustan Times 1 April 2016 1 April 2016 Minister of State for Urban Development, Babul Supriyo, remarked that the construction work of the flyover was carried on in an unscientific manner and "the state administration did not take any lesson even after the collapse of Ultadanga flyover three years ago". The legal advisor to IVRCL, Sheela Peddinti, said "The glass was shattered. It could have been a blast." The vice-president of the Indian National Congress, Rahul Gandhi, visited the injured and the site of the accident. He refused to make any political statements. Later, he incidentally raised the issue at rallies and accused the ruling party, Trinamool Congress of negligence.Rahul Gandhi meets victims of Kolkata flyover collapse, says he won't give a political statement http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kolkata-flyover-collapse-rahul-gandhi-its-a-tragedy-wont-give-a-political-statement/ 5 April 2016 The Indian Express 3 April 2016 See also 2018 Kolkata bridge collapse 2014 Surat Flyover collapse during Construction 2010 Commonwealth Games footbridge collapse in Delhi References 30em Category:2016 disasters in India Category:Bridge disasters in India Category:2016 road incidents in Asia Category:2010s in Kolkata Category:Disasters in West Bengal Category:Bridge disasters caused by construction error Category:March 2016 in India Category:Building and structure collapses in 2016 Category:Road incidents in India Category:Building and structure collapses in India Category:Bridge collapses