Gujrat / Morbi bridge accident 500 people were on bridge while capacity was 150 who gave permission

Zoom News : Oct 31, 2022, 03:58 PM
Morbi bridge Collapse: Many questions are being raised after the bridge accident in Morbi, Gujarat. The investigation of the matter is going on and surely some results of the investigation will come after a few days. Now many things are coming out about this big negligence related to more than 130 deaths. There are many such surprising things about the accident, which might have been paid attention to, then perhaps such a terrible scene would not have been seen. Built on the Machhu river, this bridge had a capacity of 100-150 people. On the day of the accident i.e. on Sunday, there were 5 times more people than the capacity on this bridge. After all, how 400-500 people came on a bridge with a capacity of 100 people, who allowed it? A fee of about 15 rupees is charged to come to this bridge. So did someone deliberately open this bridge without a fitness check on the weekend after Diwali, out of greed for earning and so many people gathered on the bridge.

no fitness certificate

It is being told that this suspension bridge was reopened to the public on the next day of Diwali after seven months of repair work by a private firm. It is coming to the fore that Rs 2 crore has been spent in this repair work. Sandeepsinh Jala, the official of Morbi Municipality, told the media that it was opened to the public after the completion of the renovation work, but the local municipality has not yet issued any fitness certificate (after the renovation work). was.

accident on 100 year old bridge

The death toll in the cable bridge accident on the Machhu river in Gujarat's Morbi city rose to 134 on Monday. A senior Gujarat Police official said that the rescue operation is on. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghvi stayed overnight in Morbi to oversee the rescue operation being carried out by several agencies. This bridge built over the Machu river in Morbi, located about 300 km from the capital Gandhinagar, is more than a century old. After repair and renovation work, it was opened to the general public five days back. The bridge broke at around 6.30 pm on Sunday.

jumping on the pool, pulling the stars

Witnesses said that when this "hanging bridge" of the British era broke down, many women and children were present on it and they fell into the river due to the collapse of the bridge. When the bridge broke, apart from the local people, people from nearby towns and villages were also present on the bridge. There was a lot of crowd on this bridge, which was the center of attraction for tourists due to Diwali holiday and Sunday. An eyewitness said that before the accident some people were seen jumping on the bridge and pulling on its large wires. He said the bridge may have collapsed due to the "huge crowd" on it.

9 people in custody

Police have taken action after the bridge accident in Morbi, Gujarat. In this case, the police have detained 9 people. According to media reports, the police are still interrogating the detained people. A criminal case has been registered against the maintenance agency under sections 304, 308 and 114 regarding the Morbi accident. SIT has been formed for Morbi accident. The SIT has also started investigation into the accident. Now Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go to Morbi on Tuesday and he can meet the victims here.

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