The flyover was said to be safe from earthquake, high pressure and even from the terror explosion. The construction was still going on and the Chief Minister of Andhra pradesh was about to inaugurate the flyover for public in coming December. The EPC contractor, Gammon India Ltd. was constructing the flyover.


But, eight 40-tonne pre-cast girders of the under-construction Panjagutta flyover gave way around and came crashing down over moving traffic at 7:30 PM when the city was witnessing heavy downpour. It killed 15 people sitting inside six cars and three auto-rickshaws.

Acoording to the report, the 1.7 km long flyover was being built on pre-stressed cement concrete method at a cost of Rs 28.29 crore. This was being said that the flyover has features of terror and quake proof materials but the material could not withstand 5.7 cm rain on Sunday evening.

Some Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials had also claimed that the flyover would resist high pressure and even explosions too.

On Monday morning, the rescue operations ended and two heavy cranes had reportedly cleared the debris of the collapsed portion of the flyover.

C.V.S.K Sharma, special officer and commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), said that because of heave downpour, the earth caved in and led to the collapse of supporting iron structure of the flyover that was under construction. Only two of the eight segments or concrete slabs remained to be cleared.

Officials said that it could be more dangerous but because of the Sunday and the heavy rain the traffic was comparatively low. There was no heavy rush at that time.

Later, the state government ordered an inquiry by engineer-in-chief, roads and buildings department to know if there was any negligence from the construction company.

At the same time, the district police has also lodged a case of negligence against Gammon India. The company was building the 2-km long Panjagutta flyover at a cost of Rs.300 million.

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