The Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited is blaming the BBMP for approving construction of the multi-story building near a high-tension tower.
A 23-year-old construction worker from Tamil Nadu, who accidentally came into contact with a high-tension wire on May 27 in Bengaluru, died on Friday night at Victoria Hospital. Satish, who was working at a construction site in the city’s Manjunath Nagar, was carrying out centring work, when a high-tension wire snapped and touched him. Satish was electrocuted lost consciousness and was immediately rushed to Victoria Hospital. He was admitted to the intensive care unit and was undergoing treatment. However, he succumbed to his injuries late on Friday night. The Basaveswara Nagar Police arrested the owner of the under-construction building Jayakumar and the supervisor Ramachandra on Saturday. They have been booked under section 304A (causing death by negligence of the IPC). The building, which was under construction, is located about 50 metres away from a high-tension tower. Bengaluru Mayor, Gangambike, who had visited the area on May 28, had taken the officials to task. As per building bye-laws, the BBMP cannot grant permission to construct multi-story structures in areas that have the presence of high-tension towers. The Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited is now laying the blame on BBMP’s shoulders, stating that officials in the civic body had approved building plans despite knowing that the site was located a few metres away from the tower. “There is always a possibility that high-tension wires snap. Our job is to fix it. It is BBMP’s job to ensure that houses that are constructed in such areas must only have ground floor. They gave permission to construct the house. They knew about the danger and yet they did not do anything about it,” a KPTCL official said. Speaking to TNM, Rajaji Nagar councillor Krishnamurthy, however, placed the blame on the home owner Jayakumar’s shoulder. Krishnamurthy said that the BBMP had approved the building plan for construction of a ground floor structure. “The owner has constructed the house illegally. We were busy with the BBMP bye-election in two wards and I did not know about the illegal construction until the incident occurred,” he added. Basaveswara Nagar Police, who interrogated the home owner Jayakumar, said that the BBMP officials had learned of the illegal construction and sent Jayakumar a notice to stop the construction. However, that did not deter him from going ahead with constructing the house. “The officials did not follow up on it after the notice was issued and Jayakumar too went ahead with the construction work. We are still questioning both accused,” the police added. This is not the first such incident that occurred this month. On May 20, 14-year-old Nikhil succumbed to burn injuries after being electrocuted by a live high-tension wire on May 16 in the city’s Mathikere area. The boy who was playing with his friends came into contact with a live wire dangling onto the terrace of his neighbour’s house when he went to fetch a cricket ball.
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