The Azad Maidan police, probing the CST-DN Road bridge collapse case, through which six folks died, instructed the Esplanade courtroom on Tuesday that Neeraj Desai, the arrested director of the company that audited the bridge for structural protection, had subcontracted the paintings to a Vadodara company, Geo Dynamics. It has additionally emerged that there used to be a long delay within the structural audit record of 80 bridges by the company DD Desai's Associate Engineering Consultants. The paintings order used to be issued by the BMC to the company in October 2016 with the period said as eight months. The company submitted the final record in August 2018.
"He (Desai) was supposed to audit the bridge and submit the report to the BMC. During police investigation, it transpired that non-destructive test on the bridge was carried out by Geo Dynamics and its report was part of the main audit report," mentioned a police officer on Tuesday. "The auditing of a bridge is a sensitive issue and this man (Desai) was given the work for dozens of bridges."
An authentic from Geo Dynamics instructed TOI, "Our work was limited to the extent of testing some piles and columns of the staircase. We were not associated with the entire job of auditing the structure. It wasn't that the work was subcontracted to us in anyway."
Emphasizing that the company had limited involvement within the audit, he mentioned, "The piles and columns tested by us are still intact. Besides, we are only a testing company and not a consultancy or auditing company. The locations we were asked to check by Desai's firm were tested."
The authentic added that the company additionally examined columns of other bridges suggested by Desai. The police mentioned they may summon the company's administrative center bearers. An officer mentioned professionals will likely be hired to lend a hand investigators understand the audit stories. "What all he (Desai) says needs to be verified," mentioned DCP Abhishek Trimukhe.
On the audit record's delay, Desai's attorney mentioned in courtroom that it occurred due to a delay in acquiring certain checking out equipment sought by Desai's company. "The initial inspection of the FOB was done in December 2016. There was back and forth with the civic body over the report, which added to the delay in its submission."
"He (Desai) was supposed to audit the bridge and submit the report to the BMC. During police investigation, it transpired that non-destructive test on the bridge was carried out by Geo Dynamics and its report was part of the main audit report," mentioned a police officer on Tuesday. "The auditing of a bridge is a sensitive issue and this man (Desai) was given the work for dozens of bridges."
An authentic from Geo Dynamics instructed TOI, "Our work was limited to the extent of testing some piles and columns of the staircase. We were not associated with the entire job of auditing the structure. It wasn't that the work was subcontracted to us in anyway."
Emphasizing that the company had limited involvement within the audit, he mentioned, "The piles and columns tested by us are still intact. Besides, we are only a testing company and not a consultancy or auditing company. The locations we were asked to check by Desai's firm were tested."
The authentic added that the company additionally examined columns of other bridges suggested by Desai. The police mentioned they may summon the company's administrative center bearers. An officer mentioned professionals will likely be hired to lend a hand investigators understand the audit stories. "What all he (Desai) says needs to be verified," mentioned DCP Abhishek Trimukhe.
On the audit record's delay, Desai's attorney mentioned in courtroom that it occurred due to a delay in acquiring certain checking out equipment sought by Desai's company. "The initial inspection of the FOB was done in December 2016. There was back and forth with the civic body over the report, which added to the delay in its submission."
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