Airports Authority of India team probes Bhubaneswar airport roof collapse

BHUBANESWAR: A team of Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Sunday investigated the under-construction Link Building’s roof collapse incident at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here. “AAI headquarter’s Executive Director (engineering) and eastern region’s General Manager (engineering) visited the site on Sunday. They will later submit a report in this regard,” an airport official said.

Managing Director of Dilip Constructions Private Limited Dilip Khatei, who was given contract, was debarred from further applying for construction work at BPIA last year due to poor performance and slow progress of projects. “The firm was temporarily suspended after it got the contract for construction of the link building. He can not participate in fresh tender until he completes the unfinished projects,” said a senior official of BPIA.