14 hurt in Mumbai girder collapse
The Hindu
Maharashtra govt. orders inquiry into mishap; injured workers stable, say doctors
Fourteen workers sustained injuries in Mumbai after a girder of an under-construction flyover at MTNL junction in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) collapsed around 4.30 a.m. on Friday.
All workers were admitted to V.N. Desai Hospital in Santacruz and doctors said their condition was stable.
The State government has ordered an inquiry into the mishap. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the girder collapsed while labourers were working on the site.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.