Bangalore: Close on the heels of the twin mishap during construction of Delhi Metro, two workers sustained minor injuries after a pillar under construction of the Bangalore Metro Project came down in the city today.

Police said the workers were preparing to fill concrete into one of the pillars on the CMH Road in posh Indira Nagar area when the steel rods completely bent down.

The 40-feet long TMT steel bars used as fabrication for the pillar bent to one side of the road under the impact. Faulty basement of the pillar was said to be the cause of the mishap.

The pillar was the main support for the proposed CMH Road Railway Station.

When contacted the Chief PRO of BMRCL B L Yeswant Chavan however said the incident was minor.

Two workers sustained minor injuries about 10 other labourers escaped unhurt. The injured were treated at the nearby Chinmaya Mission hospital. While one identified as Viren Tudu (32) was admitted to the hospital as he suffered broken fingers and bruised chest and thigh, the other identified as Logan Sumir (24) was treated as outpatient. Both workers belonged to Orissa.

Bangalore Metro Railway Company Ltd (BMRCL) Managing Director N Sivasailam rushed to the spot and ordered an inquiry into the mishap.

He had recently said that BMRCL had taken up a recheck of calculations, loading patterns, launching techniques and curved structures of the metro project in the city following the Delhi mishaps.

Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa had recently ordered a re-evaluation of the quality of the work and safety measures in place following the Delhi incident.

The work on Rs 6400-crore Bangalore Metro is in full swing and the first stage is expected to be completed by 2011. The metro has two corridors that include 18.10 km East-West corridor and 14.90 km North-South corridor.