Bearing Pad Replaced Following BUET’s Objection, Metro Rail’s Current MD Admits Responsibility for Mismanagement

Staff Reporter

After a day of widespread propaganda and criticism in the case of the death of a pedestrian after the bearing pad collapsed, the real truth came out.

Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has admitted that the parts concerned were changed after the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) objected to the bearing pads for the metro rail project.

A DMTCL official told the media at the time that the bearing pads that were found to be substandard were found to be of good quality in other places. However, it was changed for the sake of security. He said the Awami League government did not want to take any risk with the bearing pads.

According to experts, it is important to keep the bearing pads of the metro rail under regular testing, change and servicing. But since August 5 last year, there has been a major relaxation in maintenance activities. As a result, the bearing pad collapsed for the first time last month and the second time today.

Since the ouster of the Awami League government, there have been allegations of political negligence and vendetta against mega projects during the time of Sheikh Hasina under the Yunus government. There have been reports in various media that BNP-Jamaat activists are involved in the theft of nuts and bolts and looting of nuts and bolts on roads, railways, bridges and bridges.

Officials concerned with the project said that due to lack of proper supervision and maintenance, one accident after another has been occurring in recent times.

They allege that the Yunus government is creating deliberate mismanagement to question the success of the metro rail, elevated expressway, Padma Bridge and other mega projects.

There was a lack of maintenance!

Asked whether action was taken as per the previous accident investigation report, DMTCL Managing Director (MD) Faruk Ahmed said, “All measures were taken as per the report of the previous committee. All the pillars were physically inspected by experts. ”

His adviser Fawzul Kabir Khan, who was beside him at the time, questioned, “Then how did this happen?”

Responding to a query from reporters, the MD said, “At that time, it was said that the incident took place within the ‘Defect Liability Period’. So the contractor was given the opportunity to rectify it. They said they had made amends. ”

Adviser Fawzul Kabir Khan said, “This is the work of Japanese contractors. Now the new committee will also review the report of the previous committee. ”