Crane overturn at Mumbai Metro site

A 400-tonne mobile crane toppled while lifting a precast beam at Mumbai Metro Line 2B’s Bandra Kurla Complex site early Wednesday, blocking a key road but causing no reported injuries. (indianexpress.com) The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority said the crane overturned near the Asian Heart Hospital junction at about 4:30 a.m. on April 15 during overnight work by contractor J. Kumar Infraprojects Limited. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) The authority said a mechanical failure occurred while the crane was hoisting the beam, and a 600-tonne crane was being brought in to remove the toppled equipment and reopen the stretch. (indianexpress.com) The accident hit Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai’s main business district, during the morning commute, and police diverted traffic while clearance crews worked around the fallen beam and crane. (devdiscourse.com) The site is part of Metro Line 2B, a 23.643-kilometre elevated corridor with 20 stations planned between D. N. Nagar and Mandale, according to the project overview published by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority. (mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in) Line 2B has been presented by state officials as a major east-west link across Mumbai, and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said last week that the full corridor is targeted to open by the end of 2027. (indianexpress.com) The mishap also lands amid scrutiny of metro-site safety in Mumbai after another accident on Metro Line 4 in February, which Free Press Journal said had drawn criticism of construction oversight. (freepressjournal.in) For now, the official line is that no workers or passersby were hurt, and the immediate test for the project is how quickly the road is cleared and the Line 2B worksite returns to schedule. (ndtvprofit.com)