Morbi Bridge Collapse

The State government has officially not given any casualty figure but the Prime Minister and Chief Minister have announced the ex gratia for the dead and ...

“Relief and rescue operations are going on in full swing and all necessary assistance is being provided,” the prime minister said. However, the State government has constituted a five-member committee headed by IAS officer Raj Kumar Beniwal to investigate into the incident. President Murmu, in a tweet, said, “The tragedy in Morbi, Gujarat has left me worried. "The bridge was given to Oreva company for operation and maintenance for 15 years. My thoughts are with the affected families,” the Vice President Secretariat said in a tweet quoting Dhankhar. Some people were seen jumping on the bridge and pulling its big wires, an eyewitness said. We rushed there and jumped into the water to save people,” an eyewitness said. According to sources, the BJP is contemplating to cancel PM’s roadshow and other political events in the state. A local resident said, “There were nearly 300 people on the bridge, which was opened a few days back for the public. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Gujarat for three day visit, directed the Gujarat Chief Minister to mobilise teams on urgent basis for rescue works. However, they were only interested in selling tickets and told us that there is no system to control the crowd. Since I had a feeling that it may prove dangerous, my family and I came back after covering some distance on the bridge,” Goswami told reporters after reaching Ahmedabad.