Metro chief Sreedharan to withdraw resignation: DMRC

Metro chief E Sreedharan has decided to withdraw his resignation, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation PRO Anuj Dayal said on Monday in a packed press conference.

Dayal also explained what led to the second accident at the Delhi Metro site. "Four heavy-duty cranes had been put to use. One of the high capacity cranes developed a mechanical failure and so the weight got transferred to the other three. This led to booms snapping and the cranes toppled over each other"

The DMRC also confirmed that six persons received minor injuries but were immediately "rush to the hospital and are now safe."

Meanwhile, stressing that there will be no compromise on safety issues during Delhi Metro construction, the Government on Monday said "all precautions" will be taken to prevent accidents.

"We will never compromise on safety aspects. We will see to it that all precautions are taken to prevent recurrence of such events," Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy said.

The second accident in 24 hours at a DMRC location took place when hundreds of workers and engineers were gathered at the site of the earlier accident overseeing the efforts to remove tonnes of debris.

Suddenly, one after another, three cranes collapsed amid a deafening roar, apparently unable to bear the weight of the launching girder, triggering a panic run in Zamrudpur area in south Delhi.

One of the cranes, a 16-wheeled vehicle, fell on a row of shops.

Earlier on Sunday, at around 0500 hrs IST a Delhi Metro bridge collapsed at the same site killing six and injuring 11 people.

Taking up the issue in the Lok Sabha, Reddy called the accidents “unfortunate” and said that there won't be any compromise on the Delhi Metro project in view of the Commonwealth Games 2010.

After the Sunday accident, a panel was set up to probe the matter. The panel constitutes of Professor Nagal from IIT, Professor BR Bose from Delhi College of Engineering (DCE), Steve Lorie and Rajen Katharia from DMRC.

Reddy said that the panel will summit its report in another 10 days.

"The report will be submitted in another 10 days most likely by July 22. Any accident is unfortunate, however we must look at the past records of DMRC in accidents," Reddy said.

"The committee will go into the method of constructions and precautions taken and will summit its report," Reddy added.

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Modi win the heart of the Delhi'peoples

Riding high on a landslide victory, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New Delhi on Friday to a rousing welcome.

The reception he received – flowers, flags and cheers – was an indication of the role the firebrand leader is expected to play when Delhi goes to polls next year.
He was already the leader who mattered.

“It’s natural that the frenzy surrounding him will increase and so he will attract more workers,” said BJP leader Harsh Vardhan.

A quick courtesy call on former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and then Modi was the reason for a stocktaking session by the BJP top brass.

Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Arun Shourie, they were all there at prime ministerial candidate L.K.Advani's house. Suddenly, the party felt the need to decide on a winning formula for states going to the polls next year...

“The BJP cadre is very excited after this victory and is keen on taking it forward,” said BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad.

While one reason for Modi's coming to Delhi was to get the nod for the Gujarat Cabinet formation, the way the party embraced him was a signal enough that he will play a big role in national politics in the days to come.

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Delhi Akshardham Temple enters Guinness Book

The Akshardham temple in Delhi has made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for being the world's largest Hindu temple complex. A senior official of the Guinness World Records Ltd travelled to India last week to present two world record certificates to the head of Swaminarayan Sansthan, Pramukh Swami Maharaj.

Michael Witty, a senior member of the Guinness World Record Main Management Committee, presented the awards to Bochasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sansthan (BAPS) under two categories – Most Hindu temples consecrated by a single person and secondly, the world's largest comprehensive Hindu temple.

"His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, internationally revered spiritual leader and head of BAPS Swaminarayan Sansthan, has created and consecrated in accordance with the Hindu rituals, a world record of 713 mandirs (temples) in five continents between April 1971 and November 2007," the certificate said.

"Among these, the majestic, ornately hand-carved BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi, India, stands apart as the largest Hindu temple in the world," it added.

"It took us three months of research, poring over the extensive architectural plans of the Akshardham and also those of other temples of comparable size, visiting and inspecting the site, before we were convinced that Akshardham deserved the title," Michael Whitty said.


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