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25-year-old quality engineer dies in fall at Bengaluru metro construction site: Report
A 25-year-old quality engineer from NCC Construction Company fell to his death at a Metro construction site in Yelahanka on July 17.
In a tragic incident that has surfaced recently, a 25-year-old quality engineer from NCC Construction Company, involved in Bengaluru’s Metro project, lost his life in a fatal accident at a construction site near Yelahanka, The Times of India reported.
The deceased has been identified as Revanna Siddaiah, who hailed from Basavakalyan taluk in Bidar. He reportedly fell from a Metro pillar cage during his night shift on July 16, Tuesday, which extended into the early hours of July 17, Wednesday.
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The heart breaking news was conveyed to Siddaiah’s father, Sharanaiah, by NCC’s safety manager, Somashekar, at 12:30 pm on Wednesday. Upon reaching Bengaluru, Sharanaiah identified his son’s body, which was kept at a hospital mortuary.
Sharanaiah later filed a complaint in the matter, according to which, the accident occurred at around 3:00 am on July 17 at Metro pillar C6, situated between Kogilu Cross and Raitara Santhe in Bengaluru's Yelahanka. It is alleged that Siddaiah slipped and fell from a height of 20-30 feet while working on the pillar cage.
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Sharanaiah has accused NCC of failing to enforce proper safety protocols, which he believes led to his son's untimely death. In response, the police have filed a case against several NCC officials, the report said.
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This incident recalls a similar tragedy from January of last year, when a woman and her two-and-a-half-year-old child were killed by the collapse of an under-construction Metro pillar in the Nagawara area of Bengaluru. That stretch of the Metro project aimed to connect the city to the Kempegowda International Airport.
