A Mumbai-based technological institute, asked to find out the reasons behind the collapse of a massive hoarding in suburban Ghatkopar, is expected to submit its report within seven days, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said on Thursday.As many as 16 persons died and 75 others were injured after the hoarding, measuring 120 feet x 120 feet in size, crashed onto a nearby petrol pump during a dust storm and unseasonal rains on Monday evening.
After the tragedy, the BMC asked the Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) to find out the reasons behind the crash.
A team of VJTI experts visited the petrol pump the day after the crash and inspected the hoarding’s location, collected samples of soil and material used for the structure’s foundation and took necessary measurements as well, they said.