A preliminary inquiry into Thursday’s Foot Over Bridge (FOB) collapse that claimed six lives and left 30 others injured, has found that the structural audit of the FOB that certified that the ill-fated bridge was in a “good condition” had been conducted in an “irresponsible and negligent” manner and recommended criminal action against a private structural auditor.
A day after a major portion of the FOB connecting the platforms of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) to the lane leading to the Azad Maidan crashed, a preliminary inquiry report submitted the Brihanmunicipal Corporation’s Chief Engineer (Vigilance) to Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta has recommended a Full Fledged Departmental Enquiry (FFDE) against BMC’s five former senior engineers(bridges).
