A four-member committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Gurugram to investigate the cause of the incident which claimed the lives of four workers and left another critically injured.
Apart from this, the Kherki Daula Police Station has registered a case of negligence against six people which include the construction company JJRS Director Manjush Kumar, Project Manager Viyum Cash, Tower In-charge Suresh Katyal, Mechanic Foreman Suresh Kumar Sahu, Safety Engineer Anil Kumar and Site Engineer Avnish Kumar.
The incident took place on Tuesday evening at the Emaar Palms Hills residential project in Sector-77 of Gurugram.
The Deputy Commissioner of Gurugram, NK Yadav said the Deputy Labour Commissioner-1, Deputy Director of Industrial Safety, Health Department and ACP of Manesar are other members of the committee set up to look into the cause behind the incident.
“As per the labour laws, the compensation amount will be given in two days to the kin of the workers killed in the accident and to the dependents of the injured worker. These workers were not members of the Building and Other Construction Workers Board (BOCW). Had they been registered with this Board, they would have got more compensation amount,” Yadav said. He said an FIR has already been registered in this matter and the police investigation is on.
“In view of this accident, the district administration, through the labour department, would send the guidelines for safety standards made for the workers at all the construction sites and ensure their compliance. Safety standards will also be checked at construction sites on a contingency basis,” he said.