A major accident was averted today on Thursday (27 June) at the newly built Dumna Airport in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh at a cost of Rs 450 crore. A flood of water came due to the bursting of the tensile roof in the drop and go area of ​​the terminal building of the airport built at a cost of four and a half hundred crores and a car was shattered. An officer of the Income Tax Department and his driver narrowly escaped in this incident. The video of this incident is going viral on social media.

Let us tell you that the new terminal building of Dumna Airport in Jabalpur has been constructed at a cost of Rs 450 crore. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in virtual mode on 10 March 2024. The poor construction work at the airport was exposed in the first rain itself. The tensile roof installed in front of the terminal building of the airport could not withstand the first rain.

Government vehicle got completely damaged

Today, Thursday (27 June) around 11.30 am, a part of it broke and fell due to waterlogging after rain. People say that this incident was like a cloud burst in the hilly areas. Due to this, a government vehicle parked below the tensile roof got completely damaged.

Averted a major accident

It is said that this accident happened when the Income Tax Department officer and his driver got down from the car in the drop and go area. They were taking out their luggage from the car and keeping it in the airport, when a loud noise was heard and a flood of water from the sky fell on the car. The Income Tax Officer's car MP 20 ZC 5496 was badly damaged. However, a major accident was averted during this time.

Questions are being raised on the quality

Actually, a beautiful tensile roof has been installed in the drop and go area before entering the newly constructed terminal building of Jabalpur Airport. Due to the drain line above it getting choked, a part of this tensile roof fell in the first rain itself. Questions are being raised on the quality of construction of the newly built airport as the tensile roof collapsed in the first rain. Airport Director Rajiv Ratna Pandey has ordered an investigation into this accident.

No negligence will be tolerated

When asked by journalists, Madhya Pradesh PWD Minister Rakesh Singh said that he is not aware of the entire incident yet, but it will be investigated thoroughly and it will also be ensured that no such incident occurs in future. Passenger safety comes first, no negligence will be tolerated in this too. Airport officials will be talked to in this matter.