India, Sept. 15 -- In yet another incident highlighting unsafe practices at a metro construction site, a 30-kg iron jack fell onto the road from a girder during ongoing work on Metro-9 at Bhayandar on Sunday.

Officials from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) confirmed that no citizens, workers, or public property were harmed. The jack came loose and dropped onto the road below, which was only loosely barricaded, surrounded by shops and garages.

"During the lowering operation of a U-girder at Metro Line 9 (Golden Nest area), jack arrangements were in place and the entire work zone was barricaded to restrict access. However, while fixing the jack, it accidentally toppled within the barricaded area," said an MMRDA...