Morbi bridge collapse: Gujarat varieties high-power probe committee

By ANI

MORBI (Gujarat): Gujarat authorities on Monday introduced {that a} high-powered committee has been set as much as examine the incident of the collapse of the suspension bridge in Morbi district of Gujarat wherein the dying toll has risen to 132.

Briefing mediapersons right here, Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi stated, “The death toll in the Morbi hanging bridge collapse incident has gone up to 132. The Chief Minister has constituted a high power committee yesterday itself while leaving Ahmedabad. All officers, posted at different locations, were asked to report at Morbi by 2 am. The investigation is going on.”

The Gujarat Home Minister additional knowledgeable {that a} prison case has been registered in reference to the incident.

“An investigation has begun today under the leadership of Range IGP,” Sanghavi stated. Everyone labored all by means of the night time. The Navy, NDRF (National Disaster Relief Force), Air Force and Army arrived on the spot shortly. More than 200 individuals have labored your entire night time for search and rescue operations,” Sanghavi stated.

Teams together with Army, Navy, Air Force, NDRF and Fire Brigade performed a search operation all through the night time to search out the victims who fell into the Macchu river after the bridge collapsed, as per officers.

Indian Army groups deployed in Morbi, Gujarat carried out search and rescue operations for survivors of the mishap. All three defence companies have deployed their groups for search operations. Three Indian Coast Guard groups consisting of divers, tools, boats and different materials have been deployed on-site at Morbi since final night time, stated Defence Ministry officers.

After the incident, Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, Minister of State for Home Affairs Harshbhai Sanghvi, Minister Brijeshbhai Merja, and Minister of State Shri Arvindbhai Raiyani reached the incident spot at midnight and personally noticed the rescue operation and gave instructions.

According to the small print from the district administration, after the mishap, the system was instantly activated and rescue operations began with the assistance of locals.

Besides this, groups from different locations additionally began arriving on the spot. Around 40 medical doctors from numerous well being centres, Rajkot PDU Hospital and Surendranagar Civil Hospital began emergency remedy of the injured on the Morbi Civil Hospital.

After the collapse of the bridge, the Rajkot Municipal Corporation boat and rescue supplies together with life jackets reached Morbi and began the rescue operation.

Emergency ambulances from Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh Metropolitan Municipality and Morbi Municipality have been working all through the night time to deliver the injured to the hospital instantly. Several personal ambulances have been additionally concerned within the rescue operation. Army workforce from Surendranagar joined with its three ambulances and tools, knowledgeable the officers. (ANI)

MORBI (Gujarat): Gujarat authorities on Monday introduced {that a} high-powered committee has been set as much as examine the incident of the collapse of the suspension bridge in Morbi district of Gujarat wherein the dying toll has risen to 132.

Briefing mediapersons right here, Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi stated, “The death toll in the Morbi hanging bridge collapse incident has gone up to 132. The Chief Minister has constituted a high power committee yesterday itself while leaving Ahmedabad. All officers, posted at different locations, were asked to report at Morbi by 2 am. The investigation is going on.”

The Gujarat Home Minister additional knowledgeable {that a} prison case has been registered in reference to the incident.

“An investigation has begun today under the leadership of Range IGP,” Sanghavi stated. Everyone labored all by means of the night time. The Navy, NDRF (National Disaster Relief Force), Air Force and Army arrived on the spot shortly. More than 200 individuals have labored your entire night time for search and rescue operations,” Sanghavi stated.

Teams together with Army, Navy, Air Force, NDRF and Fire Brigade performed a search operation all through the night time to search out the victims who fell into the Macchu river after the bridge collapsed, as per officers.

Indian Army groups deployed in Morbi, Gujarat carried out search and rescue operations for survivors of the mishap. All three defence companies have deployed their groups for search operations. Three Indian Coast Guard groups consisting of divers, tools, boats and different materials have been deployed on-site at Morbi since final night time, stated Defence Ministry officers.

After the incident, Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, Minister of State for Home Affairs Harshbhai Sanghvi, Minister Brijeshbhai Merja, and Minister of State Shri Arvindbhai Raiyani reached the incident spot at midnight and personally noticed the rescue operation and gave instructions.

According to the small print from the district administration, after the mishap, the system was instantly activated and rescue operations began with the assistance of locals.

Besides this, groups from different locations additionally began arriving on the spot. Around 40 medical doctors from numerous well being centres, Rajkot PDU Hospital and Surendranagar Civil Hospital began emergency remedy of the injured on the Morbi Civil Hospital.

After the collapse of the bridge, the Rajkot Municipal Corporation boat and rescue supplies together with life jackets reached Morbi and began the rescue operation.

Emergency ambulances from Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh Metropolitan Municipality and Morbi Municipality have been working all through the night time to deliver the injured to the hospital instantly. Several personal ambulances have been additionally concerned within the rescue operation. Army workforce from Surendranagar joined with its three ambulances and tools, knowledgeable the officers. (ANI)