India, July 10 -- The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) has imposed a penalty of Rs.10 lakh on contractor Dogus-Soma for flooding of the Acharya Atre Chowk underground metro station on May 26, following heavy rains. Passenger services at the station had to be halted immediately due to waterlogging.

An MMRCL official confirmed that Dogus-Soma, a joint venture firm, was penalised due to lapses.

A probe conducted after the incident revealed negligence and technical errors in construction, due to which the fine was imposed, according to the state's response to a Right to Information (RTI) application filed by RTI activist Anil Galgali.

According to the preliminary investigation report on the incident - prepared by the general c...