Construction at Metro-3 tunnel site stopped after death of worker

The worker who died has been identified as Harish Chand (39) of Uttar Pradesh.

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MMRCL said on Saturday that compensation would be paid in accordance with company policies. (Representational Image)

MMRCL has stopped work at the tunnel site of Metro 3 between Powai and SEEPZ where a worker was killed and another injured after a rock fell late Friday night.

Officials said that the work on a cross-passage at the spot would resume only after the cause of the mishap has been identified. A cross-passage connects two tunnels and is built to provide passengers a safe exit in the event of an emergency such as a fire.

The worker who died has been identified as Harish Chand (39) of Uttar Pradesh. The man who was injured is 37-year-old Sunil Ram. MMRCL said on Saturday that compensation would be paid in accordance with company policies.

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The construction of Metro-3 is divided into seven “packages”. Friday night’s incident took place in “package 7”, which stretches between Marol Naka and SEEPZ. A joint consortium of L&T and SETC company is in charge of the construction of this package.

This is the second death of a worker during construction of the Metro. In November 2017, a worker of Metro Line-7 (Andheri East to Dahisar East) died after being hit by a crane.

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