India, Nov. 18 -- The spate of accidents at construction sites continues apace. On Saturday, a 42-year-old supervisor, who was overseeing the construction of the Dahisar-Mira-Bhayander metro line (Metro 9), died on the job. The contractor and consultant have been penalised Rs.50 lakh and Rs.5 lakh respectively by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).

The supervisor, Farhan Tehzeed Ahmed, who was at the construction site of the Sai Baba Nagar metro station, reportedly lost his balance and fell from a height of 70 feet onto the road below. A crowd gathered within minutes, and Ahmed was first rushed to a private health facility, Sunrise Hospital, which is adjacent to the construction site. There, he was referred to t...