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Construction worker (20) dies, three injured building site is a slab crash in Pune’s Camp area

Pune: A 20 -year -old worker suffered a serious injury to a head injury, while three others were injured when a fourth floor cantillery slab crashed on the third floor on a construction site on Sachpir Street at Sachpir Street at around 2 pm on Tuesday.An investment firm was constructing a commercial building on the site, the police said. Four people were working on the fourth floor slab, when the accident took place.Senior Inspector of Cantonment Police Girish Dighwakar identified the deceased as Shubamkar Jadhaba Mandal in 24 South Parganas district in West Bengal. The injured activists were Chenilal Mangal Mukherjee (21), Varun (35), and Sanshi Bagdi (28), all were all from South Parganas and Kolkata. They were living in a temporary facility near the construction site.Dihvakar said: “All four people were rushed to Sassoon General Hospital, where doctors declared Mandal dead on arrival. He said.The official said the accident occurred at 2 pm, but the police was alerted at 3.22 pm. “We will investigate the delay behind warning the police, fire brigade and cantonment officers about the incident,” he said.“For now, we have recorded a accidental death. We will take a call on registering a formal case after investigating the incident. So far, we only know that an investment firm, near many partners, was constructing the building. The building contractor was identified as Yuvraj Raut,” said Dighwakar.Toi made repeated calls to Raut on Tuesday evening, but did not respond to the call until the press. Toi also sent him a text message, but he did not return it.Residents of nearby places said that there was a bungalow and an open space on the spot. A woman said, “We heard the cry of workers after the slab.A senior Pune Cantonment Board Officer, who did not wish not to name, told TOI, “It is a freehold property and holders of occupancy rights and a builder are constructing a building there. Last year, we allowed the building for land and first floor. He hired private workers to build the building.”The official said that the total area of ​​the plot (House No. 595) is 13,421.78 square feet. “According to the rules, our officers inspect the site to verify every fortnight whether the work is going on as per the work plan. After Tuesday’s incident, our engineer will again inspect the site and submit the report. For example, there is no role in the construction of the Cantonment Board, “the official said.Cantonment officials, a former member of the Pune Cantonment Board, Kansinh Makhwani told TOI, “Cantonment officials should investigate the matter and the entire project well. As per our observation, the builder has built additional height and also used parking space. If the construction is not according to the approved scheme, the Cantonment should accuse the concerned.”

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