3 die after under-construction bridge of bullet train project collapses in Gujarat’s Anand

ANAND (Gujarat): Three labourers died after an under-construction bridge of the bullet train project collapsed in Gujarat’s Anand district, said a fire official on Tuesday.

Dharmesh Gor, Anand Fire Officer said that earlier, the fire department rescued two labourers and pulled out two bodies during the rescue operation, however, one of the rescued labourers died in the hospital.

“We received a call that a bridge has been broken at the bullet train project site near Rajupura in which two to three persons had been trapped. Fire brigade teams have reached the spot and we have cleared the debris, two rescued people have been sent to the hospital, out of which one has died. Two dead bodies have also been recovered…A total of three people have died in the incident…”

#WATCH | Gujarat: Concrete blocks collapsed at a construction site of the bullet train project in Anand, today. Rescue operations are underway. Anand police, fire brigade officials have reached the spot.

National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited says, “Today evening at Mahi… pic.twitter.com/LapwfEOo5h

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A detailed technical enquiry is being undertaken to ascertain the cause of the incident. Earlier, National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited said, “Today (Tuesday) evening at Mahi River, at the construction site of bullet train project three labourers were trapped in between concrete blocks. A rescue operation is in progress using cranes and excavators. One labour has been rescued and has been recovering in the hospital”.

The bridge is a part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project, a 508-kilometre corridor that aims to transform high-speed rail travel in India by connecting two of the country’s largest economic hubs with a top speed of 320 kmph. After the completion of the corridor, the distance between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will be reduced to about two hours, down from the current six-hour journey by conventional rail.

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) is a visionary project of the government which will herald a new era of safety, speed and service for the people and help Indian Railways become an international leader in scale, speed and skill.

The MAHSR project passes through high growth rate states of Gujarat and Maharashtra connecting business centres of Mumbai, Surat, Vadodara and Ahmedabad. The sanctioned cost of the MAHSR project is Rs 1,08,000 crore. (ANI)