Photos: Cracks found in more Kolkata houses; 375 people relocated

In central Kolkata’s congested Bowbazar area, around 375 people were shifted and at least five houses collapsed due to the underground metro rail work. Hearing a public interest litigation seeking termination of underground drilling for metro tunnels in congested areas, the division bench directed the KMRC to apprise it of the developments in arresting further ground settlement and damage to buildings by September 16.

Updated on: Sep 04, 2019 5:22 PM IST

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A view of the house that collapsed at Bowbazar area due to the underground metro rail work, in Kolkata. The Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation (KMRC) on Tuesday informed the Calcutta high court that it had stopped underground construction on the East-West Metro corridor, following Sunday’s damage to several houses in the central parts of the city during a tunnel-boring work. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

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Admitting that at least five houses had collapsed owing to ground settlement from seepage after a tunnel-boring machine hit a water table, the KMRC counsel told a division bench presided by Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan that work will start only after getting the court’s nod. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

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An elderly ill lady is being carried out from one damaged house at Bowbazar area. Several buildings in the congested area have developed cracks, leaving hundreds homeless. Some 375 people have been shifted since Monday. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee visited the area on Monday and met the displaced residents and railway engineers. “The evacuation was done on time and no life was lost. Humanity comes first. There is no place for politics here. We will offer full cooperation to the metro authorities in rehabilitating these people. I have convened a meeting on Tuesday,” said Banerjee (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

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A view of the house that collapsed at Bowbazar area due to the underground metro rail work, in Kolkata. Hearing a public interest litigation seeking termination of underground drilling for metro tunnels in congested areas, the division bench directed the KMRC to apprise it of the developments in arresting further ground settlement and damage to buildings by September 16. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

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Kolkata corporation workers pull out the stagnant underground water from the metro tunnel at Bowbazar area. The court also asked the advocate general to make sure that the state government and the city civic authorities extend all cooperation in dealing with the situation and ensuring that the affected people are taken care of. The bench will hear the PIL, which has also challenged the provisions of Metro Railway (Construction of Works) Act, 1978, again on September 16. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)