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In A First, Railways Orders Third Party Audit Of Its Bridges
The railways for the first time will allow third party audits of its bridges, a month after one of its road over bridges collapsed in Andheri in Mumbai injuring five, two of whom died later, a senior official of the ministry said.
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Corrosion, Excess Load Caused Mumbai's Andheri Bridge Collapse: Report
Corrosion of steel brackets and piling of additional weight allowed by the Brihanumbai Municipal Corporation led to the partial collapse of a Road Over Bridge in Mumbai earlier this month, according to a railway probe report.
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36-Year-Old Woman Injured In Mumbai's Andheri Bridge Collapse Dies
A 36-year-old woman, who was severely injured when the pathway of a bridge collapsed over the railway tracks at Andheri station, died today at RN Cooper Hospital, a civic official said.
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Day Before Andheri Bridge Collapse, Railways Planned Inspection Change
Just a day before the collapse of a road over-bridge in Mumbai's Andheri, the railway board issued a letter to senior zonal engineers directing that all its bridges be inspected regularly till they are put to use, and not just after they are commissioned, as is the norm currently.
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Mumbai Train Services Resume Day After Bridge Collapse
A day after an overbridge collapsed at a railway station in Mumbai's suburban Andheri area, the Western Railway restored its train services today, though the trains were running slightly late due to speed restrictions.
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Mumbai Bridge Had Cleared Special Safety Audit Months Before Collapse
The 40-year-old Mumbai bridge that collapsed on Tuesday had cleared the railway's safety audit ordered after last year's stampede at Elphinstone railway station. This audit, conducted on 12 November 2017, did not report any "major abnormality" with the bridge", Piyush Goyal said after visiting the Gokhale bridge that had caved in early on Tuesday m...
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"Citizens Stranded, Governance Collapsed In Mumbai", Says Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said that civic governance had "collapsed" in Mumbai with the flooding of streets and the collapse of a part of a bridge at Andheri station.
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For Students Who Missed Exams In Mumbai Due To Rain, A Respite
Mumbai University has announced that those who missed their examination today after heavy rains threw life out of gear in the city will be allowed to write their exams again.
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Mumbai Bridge That Collapsed Had Design Flaw, Says Minister: 10 Points
Rain in Mumbai today slowed down traffic, hit trains and led to a bridge collapsing at Andheri station in the morning. At least five people were injured, two critically, as a section of the Gokhale bridge connecting two busy train stops and used by thousands of commuters each day, crashed following incessant rain. The bridge collapse was held up as...
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As Mumbai Bridge Collapsed, Alert Train Driver Braked Just In Time
Five people were injured this morning when a section of a bridge caved in at Mumbai's Andheri station. But the tragedy could have been much bigger had it not been Chandrashekhar Sawant, the driver of the local train that was approaching the station seconds later.
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Mumbai Rains LIVE: Railway Minister Orders Probe In Andheri Bridge Collapse
A portion of the Andheri West bridge collapsed due to heavy rainfall in Mumbai obstructing train operations. Local trains on Western Suburban Line have been affected due to technical reasons between Andheri and Vile Parle. BMC fire brigade as well as RPF staff and officers have been rushed to the spot for support, the Mumbai police said. Police off...
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Bridge Collapses At Mumbai's Andheri Station, 5 Injured
Gokhale Bridge Andheri Station Collapse: A part of a bridge caved in at Andheri station in Mumbai this morning following incessant rain, hitting train traffic.
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In A First, Railways Orders Third Party Audit Of Its Bridges
The railways for the first time will allow third party audits of its bridges, a month after one of its road over bridges collapsed in Andheri in Mumbai injuring five, two of whom died later, a senior official of the ministry said.
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Corrosion, Excess Load Caused Mumbai's Andheri Bridge Collapse: Report
Corrosion of steel brackets and piling of additional weight allowed by the Brihanumbai Municipal Corporation led to the partial collapse of a Road Over Bridge in Mumbai earlier this month, according to a railway probe report.
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36-Year-Old Woman Injured In Mumbai's Andheri Bridge Collapse Dies
A 36-year-old woman, who was severely injured when the pathway of a bridge collapsed over the railway tracks at Andheri station, died today at RN Cooper Hospital, a civic official said.
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Day Before Andheri Bridge Collapse, Railways Planned Inspection Change
Just a day before the collapse of a road over-bridge in Mumbai's Andheri, the railway board issued a letter to senior zonal engineers directing that all its bridges be inspected regularly till they are put to use, and not just after they are commissioned, as is the norm currently.
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Mumbai Train Services Resume Day After Bridge Collapse
A day after an overbridge collapsed at a railway station in Mumbai's suburban Andheri area, the Western Railway restored its train services today, though the trains were running slightly late due to speed restrictions.
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Mumbai Bridge Had Cleared Special Safety Audit Months Before Collapse
The 40-year-old Mumbai bridge that collapsed on Tuesday had cleared the railway's safety audit ordered after last year's stampede at Elphinstone railway station. This audit, conducted on 12 November 2017, did not report any "major abnormality" with the bridge", Piyush Goyal said after visiting the Gokhale bridge that had caved in early on Tuesday m...
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"Citizens Stranded, Governance Collapsed In Mumbai", Says Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said that civic governance had "collapsed" in Mumbai with the flooding of streets and the collapse of a part of a bridge at Andheri station.
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For Students Who Missed Exams In Mumbai Due To Rain, A Respite
Mumbai University has announced that those who missed their examination today after heavy rains threw life out of gear in the city will be allowed to write their exams again.
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Mumbai Bridge That Collapsed Had Design Flaw, Says Minister: 10 Points
Rain in Mumbai today slowed down traffic, hit trains and led to a bridge collapsing at Andheri station in the morning. At least five people were injured, two critically, as a section of the Gokhale bridge connecting two busy train stops and used by thousands of commuters each day, crashed following incessant rain. The bridge collapse was held up as...
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As Mumbai Bridge Collapsed, Alert Train Driver Braked Just In Time
Five people were injured this morning when a section of a bridge caved in at Mumbai's Andheri station. But the tragedy could have been much bigger had it not been Chandrashekhar Sawant, the driver of the local train that was approaching the station seconds later.
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Mumbai Rains LIVE: Railway Minister Orders Probe In Andheri Bridge Collapse
A portion of the Andheri West bridge collapsed due to heavy rainfall in Mumbai obstructing train operations. Local trains on Western Suburban Line have been affected due to technical reasons between Andheri and Vile Parle. BMC fire brigade as well as RPF staff and officers have been rushed to the spot for support, the Mumbai police said. Police off...
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Bridge Collapses At Mumbai's Andheri Station, 5 Injured
Gokhale Bridge Andheri Station Collapse: A part of a bridge caved in at Andheri station in Mumbai this morning following incessant rain, hitting train traffic.
