The Brihanumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has got an FIR against Chandak builder after a road caved in near Magathane metro station in Mumbai’s Borivali area on Tuesday, June 27.
After the probe, it was revealed that excavation work carried out near Entry Exit 2 allegedly led soil adjacent to a storm-water drain chamber to collapse, damaging the chamber wall.
If reports are to be believed, the builder was earlier issued a stop-work notice.
Videos from the cave-in site went viral on social media. Following the reports, the authorities took prompt action and carried out joint inspection of the road cave-in site with the BMC and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Wednesday, June 28.
According to Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Limited, the chamber of the storm-water drain near the station’s Entry/Exit 2 is close to the stairs’ foundation and the escalator.
The deep excavation carried out by the builder near the drain chamber caused damage to the wall, following this, stormwater flowed into the excavation area and posed a risk of further collapse to the drain chamber and the foundation of the stairs and the escalator, officials added.
The civic body exclaimed that permission for the private building coming up on the land was granted by the building proposal department.
The BMC is repairing the storm-water drain chamber to prevent further water flow into the excavation area, officials said, adding that the onus to backfill the entire stretch to create a natural slope and enhance stability, thereby mitigating the risk of further collapse, lay with Chandak Builder.
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