23 injured as bridge near CWG main stadium collapses
21 Sep 2010
An under-construction foot over bridge outside the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main venue of the Commonwealth Games, collapsed today, injuring about 23 labourers, even as complaints continued to pour in about the "substandard" and "filthy" conditions at the games village.
Five of the labourers were seriously injured in the incident that occurred at 3.10 pm, police said.
The 95-metre-long bridge, being built along with another over bridge by Chandigarh-based PNR Infra, costs the Delhi government around Rs10.5 crore.
The bridge was to link the parking lot of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the venue for the opening and closing functions of Commonwealth Games.
The Public Works Department of the Delhi government had awarded the contract for building the bridge in Lodhi Road area of South Delhi.
The incident occurred even as prime minister Manmohan Singh stepped in a second time to put the arrangements in order after nations participating in the games complained about the "substandard" and "filthy" conditions at the Commonwealth Games Village.