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Surajkund Mela tragedy: Fatal swing ride was never in bid; report flags ‘sheer negligence’

The Indian Express·Abhimanyu Hazarika·24 days ago
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The HHRC observed that installing the 'Tsunami Jhula’ amounted to a 'grave violation of tender condition and demonstrates unauthorized installation' without due approval. (File Photo) The ‘Tsunami Jhula’ amusement ride that collapsed at the Surajkund International Crafts Mela in February, killing a police inspector and injuring multiple visitors, was not included in the original list of rides submitted by the contractor during the bidding process. The fatal installation also operated without due approval amidst hazardous site conditions and “poor workmanship”, the state human rights commission was told last month. Hearing a suo motu case along with multiple complaints on April 7—the order was released Saturday afternoon—the Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) took on record a state Tourism Department report that pinpointed “sheer negligence” by three Haryana Tourism Corporation (HTC) officials: Activity Head Nitin Kataria, Executive Engineer Satish Deswal, and Junior Engineer Nishant.…

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