Clearance operation continues at Delhi Metro mishap site

July 14th, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI ( Leave a comment )

New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): Debris clearance operations continued at the Delhi Metro accident site in South Delhi on Tuesday.

Cranes, which toppled yesterday leaving six injured, have been removed from the site.

Vehicular movement towards Nehru Place area has been badly affected with traffic chaos in many places like Greater Kailash, Amar Colony, Moolchand and East of Kailash.

Commuters in the area had some respite this morning as one-way traffic was opened on the Moolchand-Zamrudpur-Nehru Place route.

Water supply has been affected after the under-construction bridge fell on a pipeline. Power supply has also been temporarily snapped.

The Delhi Government has set up a committee to be headed by A.K.Nagpal of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to investigate Sunday’s mishap in which six persons were killed after an under-construction bridge collapsed. (ANI)

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