The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday removed Rajan Mittal from the post of managing director of the UP State Bridge Corporation two days after an under-construction flyover collapsed in Varanasi killing 18 people.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya, who is also the minister for Public Works Department, tweeted that JK Srivastav, who is a chief engineer (for externally-aided projects) in the department, will replace Mittal as the managing director of the corporation.
A day after the incident, the Uttar Pradesh Police said they had sent five warning letters about safety violations to the corporation. Mittal said the corporation had requested local authorities, including the district administration, police and commissioner to regulate traffic in that area during the construction. “There was pressure to meet the deadline but no compromise was made on quality and it would be clear during the inquiry,” Mittal had said.
Following the incident, Chief Minister Adityanath had announced a high-level investigation into the matter. The state had also suspended four officials, including the project manager, after the under-construction structure collapsed. Scroll
Varanasi under-construction flyover collapse incident: JK Srivastava appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of UP State Bridge Corporation Ltd after orders were passed to relieve Rajan Mittal from his post of the MD with immediate effect.
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 17, 2018
श्री जे के श्रीवास्तव को उत्तर प्रदेश राज्य सेतु निगम का प्रबंध निदेशक बनाया गया श्री राजन मित्तल को प्रबंध निदेशक पद से तत्काल कार्यमुक्त किए जाने के आदेश जारी किए गए
— Keshav Prasad Maurya (@kpmaurya1) May 17, 2018
