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| Manmade disaster or natural cause; Centre’s panel to investigate Ramban tunnel tragedy | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 22: Taking serious note of the incident of the ‘collapse’ of a portion of an under-construction tunnel, the central government has set up a three-member panel to investigate whether it was a manmade disaster or due to natural reasons.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to thoroughly probe the incident, without any lacuna, because the widening of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway is a presitious project for the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre.
The Union Government has constituted a committee of three independent experts to investigate the reasons for the incident.
According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) office order, Professor J T Sahu of IIT Delhi will be the chairman of the committee, and it will submit the report to the ministry within 10 days.
According to an official handout issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, ‘the stretch between Digdole and Khooni Nallah of Ramban Banihal section is prone to frequent landslides/shooting stones due to fragile geology. Considering the strategic importance of maintaining all weather connectivity to Srinagar and after assessing the challenges in ensuring stability of hills slopes on existing alignment, tunnels, viaducts are proposed under three packages in this section”.
It is further mentioned that the twin tube tunnel work in four-laning from Digdole to Panthyal on Jammu Srinagar Highway was awarded to M/s Ceigall India Limited in JV with Patel Engineering Limited. The construction work started on February 1, 2022.
“It is yet to be determined whether the occurrence of the incidence is due to work being executed or due to natural reasons. A committee of three independent eminent experts has been constituted by the Central government which has already moved to the site to investigate the reasons for slide and collapse and remedial measures thereof”, the handout reads
Further action will be taken based on the report of the Committee. NHAI has already initiated the process to handle such an emergency and also taking all possible measures to avoid such mishappening in the future.
After the incident, a case under Sections 287 (Negligent conduct with respect to machinery), 304-A (Causing death by negligence), 336 (endangering life or personal safety of others) and 337 (causing hurt by act of endangering life or personal safety of others) of the IPC has been registered at Police Station Ramsu and investigation started.
Although no arrest has been made so far, officers of the company engaged in the digging tunnel will be summoned for further questioning and investigation. |
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