Qatar admits 400 to 500 laborers died in preparation for FIFA World Cup: Press Review
A top official of the host of the FIFA World Cup has admitted for the first time that 400 to 500 workers have died in the preparations for the World Cup.
This is the first time that Qatar has given such a big figure regarding the deaths of laborers. Till now the figures given used to be much less than this.
According to the news published in the English newspaper Business Standard, Qatar’s top leader Hassan al-Thawadi has accepted this in an interview given to British journalist Piers Morgan.
Thawadi has said, “This figure is approximately between 400 and 500. I do not have the exact number, but it has been discussed. But frankly speaking, the death of one person is too many.”
According to Thawadi, the dead included laborers involved in building infrastructure like stadiums, roads and hotels for the World Cup.
Earlier, the number of people who lost their lives during the preparations for the World Cup was said to be around 37 to 40. Along with this, Qatar has been saying that these people died due to reasons like heart attack.
After winning the 2010 Football World Cup hosting rights, Qatar has started building its infrastructure.
It is also considered to be the costliest World Cup ever because according to some reports more than $200 billion has been spent on it.
The Adani group has got the contract for the redevelopment of Dharavi slum, which is said to be the biggest slum in Asia. This project was stuck for the last twenty years.
According to the news published in Times of India, SVR Srinivas, CEO of Dharavi Redevelopment Authority, has told that DLF and Shree Naman Group had also bid for this project.
DLF had placed a bid of Rs 2025 crore. At the same time, Mr. Naman’s bid was rejected due to technical reasons. Due to the highest bid of Rs 5,069 crore on Tuesday, the Adani group has got this contract. There will be a secretary level meeting on this issue in the coming days in which the name of the prime bidder will be formally sealed.
In the year 2018, Adani Infrastructure had bid Rs 4529 crore for this project. But then this contract was given to a Dubai company Seclink Group because it had bid Rs 7500 crore.
However, this bid was later cancelled. At that time the initial price of bidding was Rs 3150 crore. This time it was reduced to Rs 1600 crore to attract more bidders.
This project will be implemented in 62 hectares along with 178 hectares coming under the Dharavi Notified Area. At least 58000 people live in this area. This project is to be completed in the next seven years.
The Central Government has said in its affidavit in the Supreme Court that it cannot be held responsible for the deaths due to the Covid vaccine.
According to the news published in Jansatta, the answer of the Center was on the petition in which two girls had died after taking the vaccine.
The Center has said in its reply that the vaccines being administered under the vaccination program have been prepared by third parties. Apart from us, the regulatory bodies of other countries have also reviewed it.
The government said that it is not legally permissible to hold him responsible for one or two deaths.
The government said that there is no such document to prove that it is responsible for such deaths.
The Ministry of Health said in the affidavit that there is no legal compulsion to take the vaccine. Anyone takes it of his own free will.
