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Sewri Worli Connector: After 19-yr-old worker dies, MMRDA slaps fine of Rs 1 crore on contractor
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Sewri Worli Connector: After 19-yr-old worker dies, MMRDA slaps fine of Rs 1 crore on contractor

The Indian Express·Sabah Virani·26 days ago
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Ravi Giri, a 19-year-old worker from Nepal, was working at the construction site where pier steel shutters were being shifted using a hydra machine when he was struck by the steel shutter while in transit. (File Photo) A day after a 19-year-old worker died at the construction site of the Sewri Worli Connector, making it the fourth death at an infrastructure work site within a week, sources from the MMRDA claimed the contractor J Kumar failed to report the incident to the authority. A preliminary penalty of Rs 1 crore has been levied on J Kumar, and Rs 25 lakh on the consultant, Asystem STUP. An official from the MMRDA said, “MMRDA’s safety protocols clearly mandate immediate reporting and escalation of any serious incident occurring at project sites… The authority has identified significant lapses in safety compliance, supervision, and reporting responsibility on the part of both the contractor and the consultant.…

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