BENGALURU: Hours after IdealNews highlighted a structural flaw on Metro pillar no. 67 near South End Circle station in a file in those columns on Friday, some other flaw got here to mild near pillar 66.
On Thursday evening, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) engineers attended to pillar no. 67. In a remark, BMRCL on Friday night stated that routine inspections through a workforce of engineers are carried at each and every pillar location and maintenance is taken up in a systematic approach.
"... Bearing pedestal at pillar no. 66 will be attended to on Friday night," it additional added.
"BMRCL hereby clarifies that it isn't a crack within the pillar. The bearing pedestal was once built in two layers. On one face of the bearing pedestal, the construction joint is visible. It is not a crack within the pedestal both. Such floor joint visibility is not unusual at joints and there's no implication on protection of the structures or operating of trains. This is a standard maintenance work...,” the release added.
South End Circle station near Basavanagudi (Green Line) has been operational since June 2017. Professor Ananth Ramaswamy, civil engineer on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), stated BMRCL needs to research the cause of the flaws that experience show up.
"Delhi Metro has been operational for over 17 years, but no such instances are being reported there. These types of incidents show the deficient high quality of building work, as well as negligence of contractors and BMRCL engineers,” stated Bangalore Metro rail employees union (BMREU) vice-president Surya Narayana Murthy.
Murthy stated engineers and contractors involved will have to be held responsible. “It’s unlucky that cracks are growing on a structure within two years of operation. Every day, more than four lakh passengers go back and forth on Metro and their protection is at stake,” he added.
A structural engineer running with the federal government stated such incidents expose the deficient high quality of building as well as inspections. “There will have to be thorough tests to ensure the lifespan of those structures,” he added.
On December nine, 2018, BMRCL detected “a minor aberration in girder alignment”, following a honeycomb concreting defect (hole areas in precast concrete) in a viaduct beam above pillar no. 155 near Trinity Station.
Following the incident, deputy chief minister G Parameshwara had directed BMRCL to investigate cross-check all structures alongside Phase 1 Metro to ensure passenger protection.
On Thursday evening, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) engineers attended to pillar no. 67. In a remark, BMRCL on Friday night stated that routine inspections through a workforce of engineers are carried at each and every pillar location and maintenance is taken up in a systematic approach.
"... Bearing pedestal at pillar no. 66 will be attended to on Friday night," it additional added.
"BMRCL hereby clarifies that it isn't a crack within the pillar. The bearing pedestal was once built in two layers. On one face of the bearing pedestal, the construction joint is visible. It is not a crack within the pedestal both. Such floor joint visibility is not unusual at joints and there's no implication on protection of the structures or operating of trains. This is a standard maintenance work...,” the release added.
South End Circle station near Basavanagudi (Green Line) has been operational since June 2017. Professor Ananth Ramaswamy, civil engineer on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), stated BMRCL needs to research the cause of the flaws that experience show up.
"Delhi Metro has been operational for over 17 years, but no such instances are being reported there. These types of incidents show the deficient high quality of building work, as well as negligence of contractors and BMRCL engineers,” stated Bangalore Metro rail employees union (BMREU) vice-president Surya Narayana Murthy.
Murthy stated engineers and contractors involved will have to be held responsible. “It’s unlucky that cracks are growing on a structure within two years of operation. Every day, more than four lakh passengers go back and forth on Metro and their protection is at stake,” he added.
A structural engineer running with the federal government stated such incidents expose the deficient high quality of building as well as inspections. “There will have to be thorough tests to ensure the lifespan of those structures,” he added.
On December nine, 2018, BMRCL detected “a minor aberration in girder alignment”, following a honeycomb concreting defect (hole areas in precast concrete) in a viaduct beam above pillar no. 155 near Trinity Station.
Following the incident, deputy chief minister G Parameshwara had directed BMRCL to investigate cross-check all structures alongside Phase 1 Metro to ensure passenger protection.
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