A part of a metro pillar (pile cap) in Halasuru was exposed and a corner was chipped away by excavators hired by a BBMP contractor remodelling a stormwater drain. This prompted senior BMRCL officials to visit the site on Tuesday.
The incident came to light on Tuesday morning when a resident alerted news reporters to the possible damage caused to the pillar, whose pile cap has replaced the wall of the stormwater drain (SWD) near Venkateshwara Temple in Halasuru.
The BBMP contractor was clearing the silt built up to three feet from the floor of the drain when workers encountered the pile cap of the pillar. Clearing the silt led to the exposure of pile cap, a significant part of the foundation for a pillar.
