Morbi Nagar Palika on Thursday squarely blamed the Ajanta Manufacturing Ltd (Oreva group) for the October 30 bridge collapse saying it not only opened the bridge for the public sans approval, but also without scientific testing of its sustainability and fitness.
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday while seeking answers to various critical questions from the state government on the Morbi bridge collapse said “largesse of the State seems to have been granted without there being any tender floated in that regard”. The court was referring to the clock-making firm Oreva Group, which had acquired the rights of managing the bridge and earning
The court asked several questions including who was responsible for certifying that the bridge was fit for usage, and the way in which Ajanta Manufacturing was granted a renovation contract.