India mourns after Gujarat bridge collapse
2 years, 1 month ago

India mourns after Gujarat bridge collapse

Al Jazeera  

Officials pledge to take action for bridge collapse that killed 141, but some believe investigation is turning into a cover up. There were among at least 141 people who died when the Morbi bridge – a 143-year-old, newly renovated suspension bridge in the western Indian state of Gujarat – collapsed on Sunday. I got absolutely scared.” ‘Politics has taken over’ The 1.25-metre wide and 233-metre long pedestrian suspension bridge was inaugurated in 1879 under British colonial rule. Local media reported that the company had reopened the bridge to the public without obtaining a “fitness certificate”. “Two are managers of Oreva company, two ticket clerks along with two contractors and three security guards for negligence.” Officials estimate that about 500 people had gathered on the bridge to enjoy the last day of the Hindu Diwali festival but that it was only designed to take 100 to 150 people at a time.

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Morbi Bridge Tragedy | Gujarat HC Questions State's 'Incomplete' Affidavit, Calls For Positive Solution Regarding Compensation For Victims' Families
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Morbi Bridge Tragedy | Gujarat HC Questions State's 'Incomplete' Affidavit, Calls For Positive Solution Regarding Compensation For Victims' Families

Live Law  

In the latest development on the Morbi Bridge tragedy of November 2022, the Gujarat High Court, on Tuesday, raised concerns over the state government's affidavit. Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice P. Aniruddh Mayee presiding over the hearing, directed the Oreva Group, responsible for the maintenance and operation of the Morbi suspension bridge that collapsed in 2022, to provide a …

Morbi bridge collapse: Kin of victims await justice a year after tragedy
1 year, 1 month ago

Morbi bridge collapse: Kin of victims await justice a year after tragedy

Hindustan Times  

Manubhai Vaghela’s son was preparing for competitive exams when he took time out from his busy schedule to see the newly opened pedestrian suspension bridge in Gujarat’s Morbi on October 30 last year. Minutes later, the three watched helplessly as the British-era bridge built in 1877 collapsed a week after it was reopened after repairs, leaving 135 people dead The …

Video: Portion of under-construction bridge collapses in Gujarat's Palanpur, three dead
1 year, 2 months ago

Video: Portion of under-construction bridge collapses in Gujarat's Palanpur, three dead

India TV News  

Palanpur: A portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Palanpur town in Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Monday, resulting in the tragic death of three people, said officials. A slab of the bridge, measuring more than 50 meters in length, collapsed near Palanpur's RTI Circle on the road leading to Ambaji. Congress on bridge collapse Congress leader Amit Chavda, responding to …

Morbi bridge tragedy: SIT indicts Oreva group for serious lapses
1 year, 2 months ago

Morbi bridge tragedy: SIT indicts Oreva group for serious lapses

The Hindu  

Almost a year after the bridge tragedy in Morbi in which over 135 people were killed when a colonial era hanging bridge collapsed, a special investigation team of the Gujarat Government has indicted the Oreva Group for “serious operational and technical lapses”. The tragedy was “a result of lapses at administrative level to follow due procedure as per government norms, …

Bridge in India snaps in two just days before opening
2 years ago

Bridge in India snaps in two just days before opening

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A piece of the bridge, built over the Burhi …

Gujarat Assembly polls | BJP’s Kantilal Amrutiya set to win Morbi seat a month after bridge collapse
2 years ago

Gujarat Assembly polls | BJP’s Kantilal Amrutiya set to win Morbi seat a month after bridge collapse

The Hindu  

As the counting for Morbi Assembly seat is underway, where the recent bridge collapse tragedy claimed at least 141 lives, BJP’s Kantilal Amrutiya appeared on course to win from the constituency in Gujarat, taking an unassailable lead of over 16,000 votes over Congress rival Jaynatilal Patel. The Morbi tragedy acted as a catalyst against incumbent MLA and sitting Minister Brijesh …

Gujarat election results: BJP wins Morbi weeks after bridge collapse killed more
2 years ago

Gujarat election results: BJP wins Morbi weeks after bridge collapse killed more

Hindustan Times  

Five-time legislator and the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate - Kantibhai Amrutiya has marked his victory in the ceramic town of Morbi. This Assembly constituency, dominated by the Patidars, has been in focus after October's bridge collapse tragedy that claimed 135 lives. The incumbent MLA is Brijesh Mishra, a former Congress leader and now a minister in chief minister Bhupendra Patel's …

Trinamool Congress's Saket Gokhale arrested by Gujarat Police over Morbi Bridge collapse tweet, alleges party
2 years ago

Trinamool Congress's Saket Gokhale arrested by Gujarat Police over Morbi Bridge collapse tweet, alleges party

India TV News  

Alleging "political vendetta" by the BJP, Trinamool Congress has claimed that its spokesperson Saket Gokhale has been arrested by the Gujarat police over a tweet on the Morbi bridge collapse. He was picked up from Rajasthan by the Gujarat Police, tweeted Derek O'Brien, a senior leader of Mamata Banerjee's Party. In Gujarat's Morbi town, a suspension bridge collapsed on October …

Gujarat HC: Morbi civic body guilty of dereliction
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat HC: Morbi civic body guilty of dereliction

Hindustan Times  

Officials of the Morbi municipality were guilty of dereliction of duty for allowing a pedestrian bridge to open and be crowded beyond capacity, leading to the deaths of 141 people when it eventually collapsed, the Gujarat high court said on Thursday. Rescuers on boats search in the Machchu river next to a cable suspension bridge that collapsed in Morbi town …

Morbi bridge collapse wasn't govt's fault, Gujarat witnessing development under BJP: Voters
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi bridge collapse wasn't govt's fault, Gujarat witnessing development under BJP: Voters

Firstpost  

Voters in Gujarat’s Morbi say that there would be no impact on the elections while claiming that the government was not at fault in the Morbi bridge collapse incident Morbi: The Morbi bridge incident in Gujarat in October end, which claimed the lives of over 130 people, shook the entire nation and the Opposition in the poll-bound state is speculating …

Questions loom large over Morbi bridge collapse ahead of Gujarat Assembly election
2 years, 1 month ago

Questions loom large over Morbi bridge collapse ahead of Gujarat Assembly election

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 16, 2022 13:21 IST Morbi, a dusty, ugly industrial town in Gujarat’s Saurashtra belt, had one saving grace—a charming 140-year-old suspension bridge over the river Machchhu. No accountability Commenting on the larger issue of safety measures in public areas, Shirish Patel, a civil engineer whose firm does infrastructure audits, said: “Unless public servants are held accountable in …

Chidambaram slams Gujarat government over Morbi tragedy
2 years, 1 month ago

Chidambaram slams Gujarat government over Morbi tragedy

The Hindu  

Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P.Chidambaram on Tuesday slammed the BJP government in Gujarat over the bridge collapse tragedy of Morbi saying the incident exposed the hollow governance in the State. Addressing the media in Ahmedabad, the former minister said that nobody took responsibility and apologised for the deaths of over 100 innocent people. He also slammed the …

Gujarat elections: Chidambaram targets BJP, says no one apologised or resigned for Morbi bridge tragedy
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat elections: Chidambaram targets BJP, says no one apologised or resigned for Morbi bridge tragedy

India TV News  

Ahead of the upcoming Gujarat Assembly polls, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday hit out at the BJP over its "arrogance", saying no one so far has apologised or resigned for the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy which claimed 135 lives. On October 30, a suspension bridge on the Machchuu river in Gujarat's Morbi district collapsed, claiming 135 lives. Asked …

Morbi bridge collapse: Gujarat HC takes suo motu cognisance, issues notice to state government
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi bridge collapse: Gujarat HC takes suo motu cognisance, issues notice to state government

Firstpost  

Gujarat HC also sought a status report from the chief secretary and home secretary by next Monday when the matter will come up for hearing Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy and issued notices to the state government and local authorities and also sought a status report in the …

Morbi bridge collapse | Gujarat High Court takes suo motu cognizance, issues notice to State government
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi bridge collapse | Gujarat High Court takes suo motu cognizance, issues notice to State government

The Hindu  

The Gujarat High Court on Monday took suo motu cognizance of the Morbi bridge collapse incident. The Chief Justice of the High Court said it was a disheartening incident wherein 100s of citizens died an untimely death. A division Bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh Shastri issued notices to the Gujarat government through the Chief Secretary, State …

Morbi Bridge Collapse: Gujarat High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance, Asks State To File Action Taken Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi Bridge Collapse: Gujarat High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance, Asks State To File Action Taken Report

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the "disheartening" Morbi Bridge collapse, that claimed 134 lives. But for the vacation, we would have sat on the same day itself… we want some action from your end," a bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh J Shastri told Advocate General Kamal Trivedi. It has directed to …

Morbi bridge collapse: Municipality's Chief Officer suspended days after tragic incident in Gujarat
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi bridge collapse: Municipality's Chief Officer suspended days after tragic incident in Gujarat

India TV News  

Highlights Gujarat government suspended Morbi Municipality's Chief Officer Sandipsinh Zala Zala was suspended in wake of Morbi bridge collapse incident that claimed around 135 lives The British-era suspension bridge had collapsed on Sunday during evening time Morbi bridge collapse: The Gujarat government has suspended Morbi Municipality's Chief Officer Sandipsinh Zala in the wake of the bridge collapse incident that claimed …

'Morbi bridge collapse gives example of BJP's misgovernance in Gujarat': Asaduddin Owaisi
2 years, 1 month ago

'Morbi bridge collapse gives example of BJP's misgovernance in Gujarat': Asaduddin Owaisi

Firstpost  

At least 135 people including children were killed after a 140-year-old suspension bridge collapsed into the Machchhu river on 30 October New Delhi: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has hit out at BJP over the Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat. Owaisi said, “Whatever happened in Morbi is unfortunate and gives example of BJP’s misgovernance in Gujarat.” “Due to the misgovernance of …

Morbi bridge was proposed to reopen after temporary repairs in 2020: documents
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi bridge was proposed to reopen after temporary repairs in 2020: documents

Hindustan Times  

The bridge, which collapsed on Sunday in Gujarat’s Morbi and left at least 135 people dead, underwent multiple repairs, and the Oreva Group that renovated it at one point considered reopening it after temporary repairs in 2020, according to documents HT has seen. This was for the first time that so many people gathered on the bridge,” said a Morbi …

Morbi bridge tragedy: As the dead keep coming, crematorium, graveyard staff overwhelmed
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi bridge tragedy: As the dead keep coming, crematorium, graveyard staff overwhelmed

Hindustan Times  

Crematorium and graveyard workers in Morbi, Gujarat, said they had never, in their decades-long experience, witnessed such a massive influx of bodies in such a short period of time as they did after the colonial-era footbridge collapsed, claiming more than 130 lives. Crematorium workers and families of the victims said the tragedy brought back the Machchhu dam collapse tragedy of …

Morbi bridge collapse timeline: How Gujarat bridge collapse that killed 135 unfolded
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi bridge collapse timeline: How Gujarat bridge collapse that killed 135 unfolded

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Around 135 people died in the bridge collapse that …

Truth about Morbi tragedy survivor's 'changing plaster' fake news
2 years, 1 month ago

Truth about Morbi tragedy survivor's 'changing plaster' fake news

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid a visit to the Morbi bridge collapse site and also met the survivors of the incident at the hospital on Tuesday. Several left-liberal social media users and journalists shared two juxtaposed images of a man, one with a gauze rolled around his right knee, and another with a plaster on his right leg, …

Morbi bridge collapse victims hang onto ropes, cry for help seconds after incident | Video
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi bridge collapse victims hang onto ropes, cry for help seconds after incident | Video

India Today  

A video of victims of the Gujarat’s Morbi bridge collapse, hanging onto a rope and crying for help is going viral on social media. The viral video was shot when a cable bridge collapsed in the Machchhu river in Gujarat's Morbi district on Sunday evening, killing at least 140 people while injuring over 150. When the bridge broke, people on …

Why BJP leaders are unperturbed about backlash of Morbi tragedy in Gujarat polls
2 years, 1 month ago

Why BJP leaders are unperturbed about backlash of Morbi tragedy in Gujarat polls

India Today  

Two hours after the suspended pedestrian bridge collapsed in Gujarat’s Morbi, chief minister Bhupendra Patel flew down from Ahmedabad to the historical town in the heart of Saurashtra. In the Morbi case, for instance, within minutes of the bridge collapsing on October 30, Dr Pankaj Shukla, the Gujarat BJP’s IT cell convenor, posed a question from his Twitter handle: “Does …

Morbi bridge collapse | Generations wiped out in disaster
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi bridge collapse | Generations wiped out in disaster

The Hindu  

The bridge collapse in Morbi town has left several families shattered in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Editorial | The burden of tragedy: On the Morbi bridge tragedy in Gujarat In Morbi, Jayaben Prabhubhai Gogar, 53, mother of Priyanka Prabhubhai Gogar, 19, mourned with her daughter’s photo along with other relatives at their residence. Jayaben saved three children after the …

Morbi Bridge Collapse: PM Modi Chairs High-Level Meeting, Says Need of the Hour is to Conduct Detailed Probe
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi Bridge Collapse: PM Modi Chairs High-Level Meeting, Says Need of the Hour is to Conduct Detailed Probe

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would list for hearing on November 14 a PIL seeking constitution of a judicial commission to probe the Morbi bridge collapse incident in Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited Morbi in Gujarat where 135 people were killed after a suspension bridge collapsed into the Machchhu river. Technical and structural flaws and …

Left-liberals share misinformation to cast aspersions on PM Modi's visit to Morbi
2 years, 1 month ago

Left-liberals share misinformation to cast aspersions on PM Modi's visit to Morbi

Op India  

Social media is awash with two juxtaposed images of a man—one with a gauze rolled around his right knee—and another with a plaster on his right leg—to insinuate that victims of the Morbi bridge collapse were planted ahead of PM Modi’s visit to the town to meet kin of victims and those injured in the tragic accident. On Tuesday, Prime …

PM Modi visits Gujarat's Morbi bridge collapse site, meets victims| Photos
2 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi visits Gujarat's Morbi bridge collapse site, meets victims| Photos

Hindustan Times  

PM Modi visits Gujarat's Morbi bridge collapse site, meets victims| Photos Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid a visit to the spot of the Morbi tragedy in Gujarat. The newly repaired 143-year-old suspension bridge- connecting Darbargadh Palace and Swaminarayan Temple in Morbi town- collapsed into a river on Sunday, sending hundreds plunging into the water and killing at least …

Gujarat: PM Modi reaches Morbi bridge collapse site, meets survivors
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat: PM Modi reaches Morbi bridge collapse site, meets survivors

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to the Morbi bridge collapse site on Tuesday to assess the situation. #WATCH | PM Modi along with Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel visits the cable bridge collapse site in Morbi, Gujarat 135 people lost their lives in the tragic incident pic.twitter.com/pXJhV7aqyi — ANI November 1, 2022 PM Modi also spoke to people involved …

Morbi bridge tragedy: PM Modi emphasises “detailed and impartial inquiry”
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi bridge tragedy: PM Modi emphasises “detailed and impartial inquiry”

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 1, 2022, emphasised on “detailed, impartial and extensive” inquiry to identify all aspects relating to the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy, in which as many as 140 people lost their lives, in the worst such catastrophe to have occurred in Gujarat in recent years. Two days after the calamity on Sunday, the Prime Minister visited …

Morbi bridge collapse result of massive corruption, Gujarat government must resign: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi bridge collapse result of massive corruption, Gujarat government must resign: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal on November 1 alleged that the Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat was a result of massive corruption and demanded that Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel resign and the Assembly polls be held immediately. "The Morbi bridge collapse was a result of massive corruption and I pray for the victims. The Delhi Chief Minister also said …

Morbi bridge collapse result of massive corruption, Guj govt must resign: Kejriwal
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi bridge collapse result of massive corruption, Guj govt must resign: Kejriwal

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday alleged that the Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat was a result of massive corruption and demanded that Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel resign and the assembly polls be held immediately. The century-old suspension bridge on the Machchhu river in Gujarat's Morbi city collapsed Sunday evening, killing 135 people. "The Morbi bridge collapse was …

Gujarat: PM Modi Visits Site Of Bridge Collapse In Morbi, Meets Injured In Hospital
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat: PM Modi Visits Site Of Bridge Collapse In Morbi, Meets Injured In Hospital

ABP News  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, visited the Civil Hospital in Morbi to meet the injured in the Morbi Bridge Collapse incident that happened on October 30th. pic.twitter.com/UaKF2XcbCP — ANI November 1, 2022 The Congress party and Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party and PM Modi over the renovation of …

PM Modi to visit Morbi bridge tragedy site today
2 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi to visit Morbi bridge tragedy site today

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the Morbi tragedy site later on Tuesday, November 1, where a British era suspension bridge collapsed into Machchu river, killing at least 140 people including 45 kids and over 50 women in a worst human tragedy the state has witnessed in recent years. In the review meeting held at the Raj Bhawan, …

Morbi bridge: Nine arrested after more than 141 killed in collapse disaster
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi bridge: Nine arrested after more than 141 killed in collapse disaster

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Indian rescue personnel conduct search …

PM Modi Rajasthan Pays Tribute Bhil Freedom Fighter Morbi Bridge Collapse Site Gujarat
2 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi Rajasthan Pays Tribute Bhil Freedom Fighter Morbi Bridge Collapse Site Gujarat

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached the Banswara district in Rajasthan to attend a public programme ‘Mangarh Dham ki Gaurav Gatha’, following which he will visit the Morbi bridge collapse site in Gujarat. Rajasthan | Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches Banswara district to attend ‘Mangarh Dham ki Gaurav Gatha’, also pays tribute to Bhil freedom fighter Shri Govind Guru. pic.twitter.com/uBWIr2aEL0 …

Morbi Bridge Collapse Depicts Utter Negligence Of Govt Authorities: PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Judicial Probe
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi Bridge Collapse Depicts Utter Negligence Of Govt Authorities: PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Judicial Probe

Live Law  

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court in wake of the recent Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat, that claimed 137 lives. The matter was mentioned today before the CJI, seeking immediate intervention by establishment of judicial enquiry commission under the supervision of Retired Supreme Court Judge. Collapse of the 141 year old suspension bridge hanging over …

Morbi bridge collapse: Death toll rises to 135, rescue operations still on
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi bridge collapse: Death toll rises to 135, rescue operations still on

Deccan Chronicle  

Morbi : With one more injured succumbing at the District hospital on Tuesday morning, the death toll stands at 135, said the Morbi District Collector. Indian Coast Guard, Indian Navy and National Disaster Response Force along with local administration and other agencies are carrying out search and rescue operations at the spot of the Morbi bridge collapse. Earlier on October …

Morbi: PM Modi visits bridge collapse site, meets with rescue ops personnel
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi: PM Modi visits bridge collapse site, meets with rescue ops personnel

Hindustan Times  

More than 130 people were killed and many are still feared missing after a 143-year-old cable suspension bridge in Gujarat's Morbi district collapsed on Sunday evening. The bridge, which underwent a six-month-long renovation and was reopened for public on October 26, was carrying 400-500 people at the time of the accident - thrice its capacity. Multiple teams of the SDRF, …

Probe should be based on facts, free from political pressure, says PM Modi as he visits Morbi tragedy site
2 years, 1 month ago

Probe should be based on facts, free from political pressure, says PM Modi as he visits Morbi tragedy site

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited Morbi cable bridge collapse site and directed officials that the investigation into the incident should be transparent, completely based on facts and should not be done under political or pressure from the officials, sources said. PM Modi visits tragedy site, victims in hospitals Modi visited the site of the bridge collapse and also …

PM Modi visits Morbi, review rescue ops, meet victims | PICS
2 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi visits Morbi, review rescue ops, meet victims | PICS

India TV News  

Image Source : PTI 1/10 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, centre, looks at a cable pedestrian bridge that collapsed Sunday in Morbi town of western state Gujarat. Image Source : PTI 5/10 Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets a victim injured after an old suspension bridge over the Machchhu river collapsed on Sunday evening, at Civil Hospital in Morbi district on Tuesday. …

Morbi tragedy: 9 bridge, flyover collapses that rattled India
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi tragedy: 9 bridge, flyover collapses that rattled India

India Today  

The Morbi suspension bridge collapse has claimed over 140 lives, left 170 missing and many injured. PANAJI FOOTBRIDGE On May 18, 2017, two people were killed and several went missing after a dilapidated Portuguese-era bridge over Sanvordem river caved in at Curchorem village in Goa. MUMBAI-GOA HIGHWAY BRIDGE Over 40 people died after a British-era bridge across the Savitri River …

If Kolkata bridge collapse was 'act of fraud', what is Morbi tragedy: TMC hits out at PM Modi
2 years, 1 month ago

If Kolkata bridge collapse was 'act of fraud', what is Morbi tragedy: TMC hits out at PM Modi

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress trained its guns on Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday over a comment that he made, attacking Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee after the Kolkata bridge collapse in 2016. PM Modi had said the Kolkata flyover tragedy was "god's message" to people to save Bengal from the Trinamool Congress. The TMC also hit out at the BJP over the …

Morbi bridge collapse: Immediately dived into river to save lives, says rescuer
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi bridge collapse: Immediately dived into river to save lives, says rescuer

Hindustan Times  

When the 233-metres-long Hanging Bridge on Machchhu river in Gujarat’s Morbi district collapsed at around 6.40pm on Sunday, local residents and fishermen near the coast were the first to respond. Hearing people’s screams for help, several of them rushed out to save lives, long before official rescue teams arrived. In no time we began hearing screams of people and rushed …

Morbi bridge collapse: Renovation company booked for ‘callous approach’; 9 held
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi bridge collapse: Renovation company booked for ‘callous approach’; 9 held

Hindustan Times  

The police on Monday arrested nine persons, including four officials of Oreva group, the company that renovated the bridge and opened it for public on October 26 days, four days before it collapsed on Sunday. Among those arrested are two ticket clerks and two managers from Oreva group, said Ashok Yadav, IG Rajkot Range at a press conference at Morbi. …

The burden of tragedy: On the Morbi bridge tragedy in Gujarat
2 years, 1 month ago

The burden of tragedy: On the Morbi bridge tragedy in Gujarat

The Hindu  

At least 140 people were killed after a suspension bridge, a tourist attraction in Gujarat’s Morbi town, collapsed, sending hundreds of revellers into the Machchhu river below. Gujarat is among the richer States of India, but it has often faced governance challenges — its poor management of the pandemic is a case in point. Tourist and pilgrimage centres around the …

Morbi Cable Bridge Collapse: Contractors Among 9 Arrested; PM Chairs High-level Meeting to Review Rescue Ops
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi Cable Bridge Collapse: Contractors Among 9 Arrested; PM Chairs High-level Meeting to Review Rescue Ops

News 18  

Police have arrested nine people on Monday, including maintenance contractors of the bridge in Gujarat Morbi city which collapsed, killing 134 people. PM Modi had earlier in a statement said the government will leave no stone unturned to help the victims of the cable bridge collapse. The death toll in Morbi suspension bridge collapse rose to 134, a senior Gujarat …

12 relatives of Rajkot MP Mohan Kundariya killed in Morbi bridge tragedy
2 years, 1 month ago

12 relatives of Rajkot MP Mohan Kundariya killed in Morbi bridge tragedy

The Hindu  

Lok Sabha member from Rajkot Mohan Kundariya on Monday said 12 of his relatives were among those killed in the suspension bridge collapse in Morbi town of Gujarat. Mr. Kundariya said the 12 victims from his family included five children, four women and three men, all close relatives of his elder brother. "Four daughters of the brother-in-law of my elder …

Morbi Bridge Collapse: Death toll mounts to 132; 9 from OREVA group arrested
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi Bridge Collapse: Death toll mounts to 132; 9 from OREVA group arrested

The Hindu  

The death toll in Morbi suspension bridge collapse rose to 132 on Monday, Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi said, adding that rescue personnel are looking for two persons believed missing. Chandrachud said the sole reason behind using the test on traumatised sexual assault survivors is to see whether the woman or girl was “habituated” to sexual intercourse. …

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