A lack of safety measures during construction on the National Highway-8 in Gurugram has sparked a debate on the internet with users claiming it was a “perfect recipe for disaster”.<\/p>\n
In an\u00a0undated\u00a0video that has now gone viral on social media platforms, two men can be seen performing welding-related work on a billboard with sparks from the construction site dropping onto moving vehicles.<\/p>\n
The 36-second clip shows multiple cars, buses and two-wheelers passing through the sparks during construction work. Some commuters were also seen waiting for the sparks to stop.<\/p>\n
“No traffic diversion or control, no fire safety precautions, no work zone isolation – a perfect recipe for disaster,” a user said on X.<\/p>\n
\nScenes from NH-8, Gurugram.<\/p>\n
No traffic diversion or control, no fire safety precautions, no work zone isolation \u2014 a perfect recipe for disaster!<\/p>\n
Jis hisaab se desh mein kadam kadam par maut ka khel chalta hai, yahan zinda rehna bhi apne aap mein ek uplabdhi hi hai. pic.twitter.com\/Dse8wGFq4K<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 THE SKIN DOCTOR (@theskindoctor13) December 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Some other users alleged it was “criminal-level negligence”.<\/p>\n
“The situation on NH-8 is just scary. Because of all the construction work, traffic has become a daily nightmare,” said another.<\/p>\n
The police, however, claimed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was working with “proper safety equipment” and one lane was also closed for safety purposes.<\/p>\n
A user countered them and said the sparks that were falling from above were not in the closed lane.<\/p>\n
“It’s right over the lane from which traffic is moving. If this is what doing safely means, I just wonder what unsafe work will be,” the user charged.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, the authorities in Gurugram faced backlash after a video showed cars “flying” due to a speed breaker on the Golf Course road.<\/p>\n
A video on X showed a speeding BMW hitting a speed breaker, being in the air for over a second and at least three feet above the ground before landing about 15 feet away from the breaker.<\/p>\n
\nOuch!
\nThis seems to have happened on a newly made unmarked speed breaker on golf course road in Gurugram!<\/p>\nGot it in one of my groups. Damn!<\/p>\n
Can anyone from Gurgaon confirm this pic.twitter.com\/EZMmvq7W1f<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Bunny Punia (@BunnyPunia) October 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The video also showed two trucks approaching the point, unaware of the unmarked breaker, flying after hitting it.<\/p>\n
The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), however, quickly swung into action and installed a cautionary signboard “Speed Breaker Ahead”.<\/p>\n
\nGMDA has installed cautionary signboard as well as marked the newly laid speed breaker on Golf Course Road with thermoplastic white paint, to enhance night-time visibility & help motorists navigate the stretch safely. #RoadSafety<\/a> #speedcalmingmeasures<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/45sgHineSa<\/a><\/p>\n