Section of false ceiling collapses at Chennai airport’s old international terminal

April 23, 2014 06:34 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 09:27 pm IST - Chennai

In the fourth such incident in the airport in Chennai since last month, a portion of false ceiling collapsed at the old Anna International terminal on Wednesday.

About ten panels of the false ceiling near bay number 28 came crashing down around 3.30 am. However, none was injured in the incident, airport sources said.

A statement from Airport Authority of India said the slabs measuring 2 feet x 2 feet fell in the international arrival area, which is due for renovation.

“At the time of the incident there was no movement of passengers and the place was cleaned in an hour,” it said.

The airport has been witnessing a spate of mishaps such as false ceiling falling and glass panels cracking at its new domestic and international terminals, built at a cost of over Rs. 2,000 crore and inaugurated by Vice-President Hamid Ansari in January 2013, raising questions about the quality of the construction.

Since March 31 alone, three incidents of collapse of granite slabs and glass panels had been reported at the new terminals.

However, today’s incident occurred at the old international terminal which is still in operation, catering to arrivals, as the new one was handling only departures.

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