Report blames rats for flyover wall collapse

Ludhiana | Tuesday | 19th June, 2018

Summary:

The committee also observed: “The earth retaining wall is a reinforced earth (RE) wall. About a month after the collapse of retaining wall under the Gill Chowk flyover, the inquiry report by the four-member committee has blamed rats for the damage. However, private engineers had accused the contractor concerned of using substandard material, which lead to the collapse of retaining wall. The Council of Engineers (a private organisation) had also alleged poor workmanship in the construction of retaining wall. A portion of the retaining wall collapsed on the night of May 13..