Gujarat’s Morbi bridge collapse Regular Updates: At the Gujarat Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over a high-level meeting to discuss the situation in Morbi. In the aftermath of the bridge collapse across the Machchhu River. Which killed over 130 people, Modi will pay a visit to Morbi on Tuesday. As part of his three-day trip to Gujarat. Which headed toward elections. The prime minister expressed his sorrow at the tragedy in Morbi while speaking in Kevadia.
Nine persons detained in connection with the bridge collapse. It has so far claimed at least 134 lives “After filing a FIR under many IPC provisions. We detained nine persons managers of the Oreva firm and ticket agents are among those detained. According to Ashok Yadav, IG of the Rajkot region, who reported by ANI. Agencies assigned to the maintenance and operation of the bridge named. First Information Report (FIR) on suspicion of culpable murder. According to Sandeepsinh Zala, the chief officer of Morbi Municipality. The city’s Oreva Group awarded the contract for the bridge’s reconstruction and maintenance.
Mallikarjun Kharge, the president of the Congress, has asked for a judicial investigation. Into the disaster to determine what caused it. He cited as stating in a statement from the Congress party. “The blame of this unfortunate catastrophe must be established and the guilty must be brought to account. Only than tragedies be averted in the future.” A five-person committee made up of officials and police personnel formed by the Gujarati government to investigate the event.
“Modi saheb speaks about defence equipment… the government can’t maintain a bridge.”
Morbi, which is well-known for its ceramic and clock manufacturing sectors. BJP stronghold; the party routinely won the seat from 1995 until 2012. While the BJP ultimately won the seat and the constituency in the most recent Assembly elections in 2017.