How can flyover less than 10 yrs old tumble down, must probe ‘scam’: HC
New Delhi : 27.11.2024
Terming it a “scam”, Delhi High Court on Tuesday called for a CBI probe into the state of a flyover that is “tumbling” due to authorities cutting corners. A bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela pointed out that despite the structure near Nathu Colony area developing cracks in 2018, no internal inquiry had taken place.
“Who are the people involved in this scam? How can you have such a weak structure? This is not even 10 years old. Can a flyover for which you would have spent crores come tumbling down? All flyovers constructed in the 1980s are still functional today. And your construction in 2015 is in shambles. It doesn’t take a magician to understand why it is tumbling; you have to conduct an investigation,” the court told the counsel for Delhi govt.
Lamenting that no one was “bothered” that a report on the flyover by a consultant hired by govt was expected in 2021 but is still awaited, HC said it was “clear” someone was “trying to push corruption under the carpet”. Stressing that CBI would find out the persons who gave clearances, including the completion certificate for the structure, the court said the issue was that the authorities were “not doing some internal soul searching”.
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