Bihar Minister Nitin Nabin directs inquiry into Patna metro accident
Patna: Bihar Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Nitin Nabin said on Tuesday that the State government has directed the Patna District Magistrate and the Metro administrations to conduct an inquiry and submit a report into the accident during the metro tunnel construction in Patna.
Bihar Minister Nitin Nabin said, "We have received information about the death of two people and four are injured...They are under treatment. The incident happened due to technical reasons.
"We directed the Patna DM and the Patna metro administrations to do an enquiry and submit a report... After this, further action will be taken," the minister said.
Two workers died while six others were injured in ann accident during metro tunnel construction in Patna on Monday night.
Pirbahore Thana, Patna, SHO, Abdul Halim said, "Yesterday night, due to a fault in a machine in the tunnel, two workers died and six workers were injured."
There are reports that the deceased and the injured labourers are from Odisha.
On the death of two and injury of six Odia labourers in Patna metro tunnel work, Labour Minister Ganesh Ram Khuntia assured of compensation to the families.
"This is very unfortunate. I just received the news and the Odisha government will give them compensation...We will talk to the Bihar government," Khuntia said.
