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12 per cent of India's land mass vulnerable to landslide: GSI
The Economic Times   15 May 2016   India   Kolkata  
About 12.6 per cent of the total land mass of India falls under the landslide-prone hazardous zone, according to a study by the GSI.
<p>KOLKATA: Over 12 per cent of the country's total land area, which amounts to around 0.42 million square kilometres, is vulnerable to landslide hazard, the Geological Survey of India has said.</p> <p> </p>
Kolkata flyover collapse: Construction firm was on Railway Ministry’s watchlist
The Indian Express   01 April 2016   India   Kolkata  
A long section of a road overpass under construction collapsed Wednesday in a crowded Kolkata neighborhood, with tons of concrete and steel slamming into midday traffic, killing over 20 and injuring many. (Source:AP)
<p>Senior Officials of the infrastructure firm IVRCL, which was constructing the flyover that collapsed in Kolkata, may have used the legal term “act of God” to suggest that natural causes were behind the accident. But the Hyderabad-based firm has previously ...
Casualties as bridge collapses in India's Kolkata
Aljazeera   31 March 2016   India   Kolkata  
Bridge collapse in Kolkata
<p>Many people are feared dead after a portion of an overpass under construction collapsed in a congested area of the eastern Indian city of Kolkata. <br /><br />Police say many people are still trapped under the debris and efforts were underway to rescue ...