DMRC has initiated checks on fittings and pipes, with focus on drain pipes at all Metro stations; repair works being done round the clock across the Pink Line network.
On Thursday, a part of the Gokulpuri Metro Station, located on the Pink Line in the northeast region of Delhi, collapsed, resulting in multiple injuries, including one individual in critical condition. The incident occurred at around 11 am when a section of the boundary wall on the eastern side of the elevated platform, along with a part of the slab, fell onto the road below, as reported by a police official.
Delhi Metro update: Vinod Kumar, a resident of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony in Karawal Nagar, died when a portion of the Gokulpuri Metro Station on the Pink Line in northeast Delhi collapsed. Four more people sustained injuries. The area on the road has been also been cordoned off till the hanging portion of the slab is removed.