Gurugram: One and a half years ago when Hero Chowk flyover was inaugurated it was seen to be a solution for easing Gurugram traffic problem. Fast forward today it is seen to be a source of problems. With its portion collapsing thrice from the time of its operations it has been directed to by the public agencies to restrict the movement of heavy vehciles on the flyover. Worryingly this decision has been taken by the officials of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) that has been collaborating with the Gurugram police to manage the traffic situation that is to get adversely affected by the decision.
The decision by the authorities comes at a time when accountability of why the newly constructed flyover collapsing has not been fixed till date. A high-level meeting is expected to be held on July 29 on the issue of discussing how a newly constructed flyover's portion was able to develop cracks and fall off quickly. A probe is already underway after the portion of the Hero Chowk flyover collapsed on May 8 this year.
The committee was constituted on May 10 to probe two incidents of damage to the road surface, which has taken place in a one-year span. The committee first visited the campsite of the contractor at Hero Honda Chowk. Earlier, the Gurugram police had registered an FIR against the contractor and certain officials of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in the case of the portion of Hero flyover being caving in.
The case has been registered under the sections of 334 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 34 (common purpose) of the Indian Penal Code. On May 8 the portion of Hero flyover in Gurgram had collapsed for the second time. There are claims that how in order to hasten the process of opening the flyover, most of the basic processes of construction were flawed. Facing flak over the entire incident the public officials have as of now refused to comment on the matter.
The state of art of flyover was completed that was built at an approximate cost of Rs 200 crores. The construction of the flyover had brought in a lot of laurels for the engineers, contractors and the public officials as it was completed well before its deadline. The flyover was a plan of revamping the Delhi-Jaipur highway where the NHAI and the Haryana government has invested Rs 1400 crores in recent years to build various flyovers and underpasses along the busy route. Controversies began to emanate soon after the commuters started using the flyover as there were reports of materials coming out on various occasions.