3 weeks ago
Expert Urges Lift Safety Courses and Rules After Hyderabad Accident
Something very sad happened in a city called Hyderabad.
A woman walked into an elevator that was being fixed, and she got hurt very badly and passed away.
Nobody had put up a sign to warn her that the elevator was not safe to use.
An expert named Mr. Murthy wants the government to make new rules so elevators are safer.
He also wants special schools to teach people how to fix and look after elevators.
He says there are not enough trained workers to maintain elevators properly.
The expert thinks the government should have a special team that watches over lift, escalator, and elevator safety.
He says people who live in apartment buildings should also help take care of their elevators.
If everyone works together, hopefully accidents like this will not happen again.
Elevator expert and former Indian Air Force electrical engineer Y.V.L.N. Murthy called for a stringent legal framework to enforce lift safety standards after the Chandanagar accident.
D. Anasuya, a 43-year-old woman, died after stepping into a lift that was under maintenance, unaware of its condition.
Murthy urged the government to establish a dedicated wing to oversee the safety of lifts, escalators and elevators in Hyderabad.
He proposed introducing specialized lift-maintenance courses at Advanced Technology Centres (ATCs), formerly ITIs, citing a shortage of skilled manpower.
Chandanagar sub-inspector D. Radhika said no caution board had been placed at the ground-floor lift, and Murthy flagged negligence by flat owners' associations and technicians.
- Who
- Elevator expert Y.V.L.N. Murthy, victim D. Anasuya (43), and Chandanagar sub-inspector D. Radhika.
- What
- A call for stronger lift safety laws, a dedicated oversight wing, and specialized training courses following a fatal elevator accident.
- Where
- Chandanagar, Hyderabad.
- When
- Exact date not stated in the article; the report follows the recent Chandanagar lift accident.
- Why
- To prevent recurring lift accidents and address the shortage of skilled maintenance manpower.
Key facts
- Event
- Fatal lift accident in Chandanagar
- Victim
- D. Anasuya, 43 years old
- Cause
- Lift under maintenance with no caution board placed on the ground floor
- Expert
- Y.V.L.N. Murthy, elevator expert and former Indian Air Force electrical engineer
- Proposed measure
- Dedicated government wing for lift, escalator and elevator safety
- Proposed training
- Specialized courses at Advanced Technology Centres (ATCs), formerly ITIs
- Negligence flagged
- Flat owners' associations and technicians in the Chandanagar case
Quotes
Y.V.L.N. Murthy
Elevator expert and former Indian Air Force electrical engineer
“"If necessary, the government can take the help of senior‑level officers working in four major companies that were into installing and maintaining the lifts, escalators and elevators to train people at ATCs," he said.”
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