An under-construction flyover collapsed onto a crowded market street during a weekday, killing 27 people and injuring around 80; investigators found defects across design, construction, materials and supervision after 7 years of delays.
On record
The official record states: "Builder IVRCL initially called it an "act of god"; the official probe instead found systemic construction defects."
Filed as "Collapsed" and dated to Construction started 2009, collapsed March 2016, this entry sits under the "₹165 crore budgeted (only ~60% of work completed at collapse)" line of the public accounts.
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“This is not satire. Vivekananda Road (Posta) flyover collapse is a matter of public record, and at least 27 people did not survive it. We publish it so it is not forgotten between news cycles.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
