2. Sequence
• Introduction
• Disaster and Accident(General)
• Structural Failures.
• Construction Company.
• Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Speech.
• Conclusion.
3. Introduction
The flyover that collapsed is called
Vivekananda Flyover.
The flyover is located at the hub of the
wholesale market for spices, garments and
plastics, BurraBazar, and the livelihoods of
thousands who reside in the area, are linked
with the market.
4. Disaster and Accident(General)
• At least 21 people were killed and more than
60 injured as two parts of an under-
construction 2.2-km-long Vivekananda Flyover
collapsed in a congested market area in
BurraBazar, north Kolkata, on Thursday
afternoon.
5. Structural Failures.
• A 100-metre (330-ft) section came crashing
down suddenly on a crowded street around
lunchtime, crushing pedestrians, cars and
other vehicles under huge concrete slabs and
metal. The death toll is likely to increase as
scores of people inside vehicles were trapped
under the collapsed bridge.
6. Construction Company.
• K.P. Rao, a representative of the Hyderabad-
based construction company IVRCL, which was
contracted to build the giant flyover, called the
disaster an “act of God”, while an FIR has been
lodged against the local officials of the
company.
7. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s
Speech.
• Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said
“stringent action will be taken against the
owners of the company assigned to construct
the bridge, connecting the central part of the
city to the north”
8. Conclusion
This kind of accident ruins a man life or his
family . Government should take proper step
to stop this kind of accident.