Months after a suspension bridge collapsed in Morbi town of Gujarat killing 135 people, the state government on Tuesday superseded the town’s 52-member municipality. aaa
Jaysukh Patel who had the contract of renovation of the bridge has been issued a warrant after 70 days of the incident, over 130 people were killed in Morbi bridge mishap
The high court also stated that the compensation announced for the victims by the Gujarat Government was grossly inadequate and asked the authorities to increase the amount.
The 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 Wednesday hauled up the Morbi Nagar palika for its "casual" approach towards a PIL filed in connection with the bridge collapse which claimed over 140 lives on October 30.