At least four people died after a lift in Amrapali's under construction building collapsed in Greater Noida, also known as Noida Extension. As soon as information about the accident, which happened in Amrapali Dream Valley project near Gaur City of Bisrakh police station area, was received, a police team reached the spot. The deceased workers have been identified as Ishtaq Ali (23) of Bihar's Balrampur district, Arun Tanti Mandal (40) of Bihar's Banka, Vipot Mandal (45) of Bihar' Katihar and Aris Khan (22) of Amroha district in Uttar Pradesh.
Five other workers suffered injuries and are hospitalised in critical condition, Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Manish Verma said. Those injured have been identified as Asul Mustaqeem, Abdul Mustaqeem, Kuldeep Pal, Kaif, Arbaaz Ali — natives of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, the police said.
The incident took place at the under construction site of Amrapali Dream Valley society around 8.30 am, Additional DCP (Central Noida) Rajeev Dixit said. "The service lift, which is used at construction sites, had a fall from the 14th floor height," Dixit said.
FIR has been registered against 10 named accused, including GMs of Girdhari Lal Constructions Harish Sharma, Rishabh Arora, Lovejeet, Vikas, Aditya Chandra and mechanical in charge Rahul, site in charge Devendra Sharma, Sunil, Shailendra and other officials. FIR has been registered at Bisrakh Police Station u/s 304, 308, 337, 338, 287, 34 and Section 7 of Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013.
The Rule
Friday morning's incident comes within 50 days from the death of a 72-year-old woman in a group housing society in Noida inside a lift that malfunctioned. The woman possibly died of a heart attack. Uttar Pradesh currently does not have any law to regulate the installation, maintenance or usage of lifts, even as residents in Noida and Greater Noida have been raising demands for it time and again. After the elderly woman's death, UP Power Minister A K Sharma had informed the state assembly on August 10 that the promulgation of the Lift and Escalator Act in the state was under process.
