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NEW DELHI: A week after the concrete girder of a Delhi Metro viaduct collapsed at Zamrudpur in south Delhi, site clearing operations continued atthe spot.
A Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) spokesperson said restoration work was continuing as per plan. "A mock-up exercise using diamond cutters was tested successfully at the site. The girder, which has been supported with trestles and pebble bags, will be cut now. Adequate precaution is being taken to prevent a further collapse,'' said the spokesperson. The concrete segment is made up of 10 smaller segments and cutting each of them will take about three hours.

Meanwhile, all the shops and houses located in the vicinity that were damaged have been assessed and an action plan for their repair has been prepared. "Metro engineers has also inspected Kailash Apartments where some cracks had been noticed in the basement. Even though the residents claimed these were caused by Metro construction, the inspection revealed the cracks are old and not connected with the construction work in the area,'' said a DMRC official.

The different committees continued their probes, but reports into all the incidents are still expected. The examination of other structures of Phase II is also underway, said DMRC officials.
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