Contractors who repaired Gujarat's Morbi bridge were 'not qualified' for such work
FirstpostCiting forensic report, the lawyer told the court that while the bridge flooring was replaced, its cable was not replaced and it could not take the weight of the changed flooring Morbi: The contractors who carried out repairs of the ill-fated suspension bridge at Morbi in Gujarat were not qualified to carry out such jobs, the prosecution told a court here. While the bridge flooring was replaced, its cable was not replaced and it could not take the weight of the changed flooring, the prosecution, citing a forensic report, told the magistrate’s court on Tuesday. Chief Judicial Magistrate M J Khan remanded four of the arrested accused – two managers of the OREVA Group and two sub-contractors who had repaired the bridge – in police custody till Saturday. Citing a Forensic Science Laboratory report, Panchal told the court that forensic experts believed the main cable of the bridge snapped because of the weight of the new flooring.