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Fly-over collapse: MP govt suspends three engineers

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Press Trust of India Indore
Madhya Pradesh Government today suspended an executive engineer and two engineers following the collapse of a portion of an under-construction fly-over here yesterday.

Three labourers were injured in the collapse.

Public Works Department sources said Executive Engineer R N Mishra and two Assistant Engineers were suspended for alleged negligence today.

The department will wait for the report of a three-member committee formed by the district administration before taking further action.

A 30-metre-long slab of the fly-over at Teen Imli Chowk, being built by a private firm, fell yesterday.

Mishra, the suspended official, had claimed a speeding truck hit the iron rods supporting the slab, which caused the collapse. He denied the allegation that the contractor company was using substandard materials.

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First Published: Feb 28 2014 | 11:18 PM IST

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