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  • SIT probing Gujarat bridge collapse factors to technical lapses by non-public firm

    Express News Service

    AHMEDABAD:  A Special Investigation Team probing the collapse of a bridge in Gujarat’s Morbi city final 12 months knowledgeable the High Court on Tuesday that there have been “serious operational and technical lapses” on the a part of the Oreva firm’s administration.

    The lackadaisical strategy on the a part of the administration of the corporate leading to “one of the most severe and tragic human calamities” can’t be countenanced, the SIT stated. “For this, prima facie, the whole management of the company, including its managing director and two managers appear to be responsible,” it stated.

    The British-era suspension bridge on the Machchu river in Morbi collapsed on October 30 final 12 months, killing 135 individuals and injuring 56 others. The Morbi Nagarpalika gave the restore work of the bridge to Oreva firm, which assigned it to a “non-competent agency,” and the work was carried out “without consulting technical experts,” the SIT stated.

    It additionally discovered a number of design faults within the bridge post-renovation works, contributing to its collapse. “Various steps taken in carrying out the repair works of the bridge could have been avoided by better steps had the company taken the help of a professional expert agency in the field,” in accordance with the report.

    The report filed earlier than the courtroom by Advocate General Kamal Trivedi says the Oreva firm ought to have obtained its health evaluation and consulted the municipality on this matter even after the restore was accomplished.

    According to SIT, after the contract between the Oreva Group and Morbi municipality for bridge upkeep and operation was renewed, the corporate failed to hunt technical recommendation from an skilled company or seek the advice of the civic physique earlier than awarding the contract to 1 Dev Prakash Solutions to hold out main restore work.

    It stated there have been no restrictions on the quantity of people that may cross the bridge at any given second or on the sale of tickets. According to the report, the Oreva Group addressed many letters to authorities nervous concerning the bridge’s deteriorating situation after the preliminary MoU it had signed with native authorities for its upkeep and operation expired.

    AHMEDABAD:  A Special Investigation Team probing the collapse of a bridge in Gujarat’s Morbi city final 12 months knowledgeable the High Court on Tuesday that there have been “serious operational and technical lapses” on the a part of the Oreva firm’s administration.

    The lackadaisical strategy on the a part of the administration of the corporate leading to “one of the most severe and tragic human calamities” can’t be countenanced, the SIT stated. “For this, prima facie, the whole management of the company, including its managing director and two managers appear to be responsible,” it stated.

    The British-era suspension bridge on the Machchu river in Morbi collapsed on October 30 final 12 months, killing 135 individuals and injuring 56 others. The Morbi Nagarpalika gave the restore work of the bridge to Oreva firm, which assigned it to a “non-competent agency,” and the work was carried out “without consulting technical experts,” the SIT stated.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    It additionally discovered a number of design faults within the bridge post-renovation works, contributing to its collapse. “Various steps taken in carrying out the repair works of the bridge could have been avoided by better steps had the company taken the help of a professional expert agency in the field,” in accordance with the report.

    The report filed earlier than the courtroom by Advocate General Kamal Trivedi says the Oreva firm ought to have obtained its health evaluation and consulted the municipality on this matter even after the restore was accomplished.

    According to SIT, after the contract between the Oreva Group and Morbi municipality for bridge upkeep and operation was renewed, the corporate failed to hunt technical recommendation from an skilled company or seek the advice of the civic physique earlier than awarding the contract to 1 Dev Prakash Solutions to hold out main restore work.

    It stated there have been no restrictions on the quantity of people that may cross the bridge at any given second or on the sale of tickets. According to the report, the Oreva Group addressed many letters to authorities nervous concerning the bridge’s deteriorating situation after the preliminary MoU it had signed with native authorities for its upkeep and operation expired.

  • Part of outdated bridge on Bhogavo river collapses in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district; 4 injured

    By PTI

    SURENDRANAGAR: At least 4 individuals have been injured after a portion of an outdated bridge on the Bhogavo river in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district collapsed on Sunday night, an official stated.

    The incident occurred when a 40-ton dumper was attempting to cross the bridge on a panchayat highway close to Wadhwan metropolis, though the entry of heavy automobiles was banned, the official stated.

    “A dumper and two motorcycles were on the bridge when its first slab collapsed, leaving four persons with minor injuries,” stated Surendranagar Collector KC Sampat.

    The heavy automobile and bikes fell into the Bhogavo river, he stated.

    The collector stated the bridge was almost 4 many years outdated and it was underneath the care of the state Road and Buildings Department.

    The bridge connecting the National Highway to Chuda in Suredndra Nagar dis, #Gujarat has fallen. Vehicles,together with vans, have been washed into the river. In addition, Around 10 individuals drowned & 6 of them have been rescued. @NewIndianXpress @TheMornStandard @santwana99 @Shahid_Faridi_ pic.twitter.com/AVUkzXJ4gC

    — Dilip Singh Kshatriya (@Kshatriyadilip) September 24, 2023

    A warning board was put up and the bridge was barricaded to forestall the motion of heavy automobiles, he stated.

    “Despite the barricades, a 40-ton dumper tried to cross the bridge, leading to the collapse of its first slab,” the collector stated.

    He stated the request for a brand new bridge was already forwarded.

    SURENDRANAGAR: At least 4 individuals have been injured after a portion of an outdated bridge on the Bhogavo river in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district collapsed on Sunday night, an official stated.

    The incident occurred when a 40-ton dumper was attempting to cross the bridge on a panchayat highway close to Wadhwan metropolis, though the entry of heavy automobiles was banned, the official stated.

    “A dumper and two motorcycles were on the bridge when its first slab collapsed, leaving four persons with minor injuries,” stated Surendranagar Collector KC Sampat.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The heavy automobile and bikes fell into the Bhogavo river, he stated.

    The collector stated the bridge was almost 4 many years outdated and it was underneath the care of the state Road and Buildings Department.

    The bridge connecting the National Highway to Chuda in Suredndra Nagar dis, #Gujarat has fallen. Vehicles,together with vans, have been washed into the river. In addition, Around 10 individuals drowned & 6 of them have been rescued. @NewIndianXpress @TheMornStandard @santwana99 @Shahid_Faridi_ pic.twitter.com/AVUkzXJ4gC
    — Dilip Singh Kshatriya (@Kshatriyadilip) September 24, 2023
    A warning board was put up and the bridge was barricaded to forestall the motion of heavy automobiles, he stated.

    “Despite the barricades, a 40-ton dumper tried to cross the bridge, leading to the collapse of its first slab,” the collector stated.

    He stated the request for a brand new bridge was already forwarded.

  • Four pillars of Sono Churhet Kajwe bridge collapse in Bihar

    Express News Service

    PATNA: One extra bridge caved in in Bihar’s Jamui district on Saturday, triggering debate over the standard of fabric getting used within the development of bridges within the state.

    Reports mentioned that 4 pillars of the Sono Churhet Kajwe bridge over the Barnar River had been broken as a result of heavy circulation of water within the river. The officers, nonetheless, attributed the explanation to heavy downpours within the area through the previous 24 hours, which raised the water degree within the swollen river.

    Over a dozen villages underneath Sono block within the district have been utterly reduce off from the district headquarters. The motion of autos on the broken river has additionally been stopped by the district administration as a precautionary measure.

    “We have informed people about damage to pillars from six to 10 through the public address system. A team of officials is camping at the site to take stock of the damages caused in the river. The traffic on the damaged bridge has been stopped,” Sono block growth officer (BDO) Rajesh Kumar mentioned.

    Station home officer (SHO) of Sono police station Chitranjan Kumar mentioned {that a} police workforce led by sub-inspector Bipin Kumar has been deployed on the website to take inventory of the scenario and management the mob gathered after listening to the information concerning the collapse of the bridge.

    Bridge caved in #Jamui after two days of rain: 24 villages affected attributable to closure of operations, villagers mentioned – sand was being lifted close to the bridge.#Bihar #BridgeCaved #ClimateActionNow #Rainfall #hurricane #Storm #JamuiBridgeCaved@officecmbihar@TejashwiOffice@Jduonline pic.twitter.com/qa4kttfu6N

    — Anchor Manish Kumar (@manishA20058305) September 23, 2023

    On the opposite hand, residents alleged that the bridge bought broken attributable to unlawful sand mining within the river.

    “Illegal sand mining is going on unabated in the river, especially near the pillars. People of the area have earlier drawn the attention of the officials towards it,” mentioned a resident Mukesh Shashtri.

    On June 4, an under-construction bridge, which was supposed to attach Khagaria district with Bhagalpur, collapsed. Later one other bridge in Kishanganj district caved in on June 24.

    Opposition BJP took a jibe on the collapse of the bridge in Jamui district.

    BJP chief Nikhil Anand mentioned, “The state government should look into a series of bridges getting damaged in the state in the past year. Use of sub-standard quality of material is perhaps the main reason behind it.” 

    PATNA: One extra bridge caved in in Bihar’s Jamui district on Saturday, triggering debate over the standard of fabric getting used within the development of bridges within the state.

    Reports mentioned that 4 pillars of the Sono Churhet Kajwe bridge over the Barnar River had been broken as a result of heavy circulation of water within the river. The officers, nonetheless, attributed the explanation to heavy downpours within the area through the previous 24 hours, which raised the water degree within the swollen river.

    Over a dozen villages underneath Sono block within the district have been utterly reduce off from the district headquarters. The motion of autos on the broken river has additionally been stopped by the district administration as a precautionary measure.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “We have informed people about damage to pillars from six to 10 through the public address system. A team of officials is camping at the site to take stock of the damages caused in the river. The traffic on the damaged bridge has been stopped,” Sono block growth officer (BDO) Rajesh Kumar mentioned.

    Station home officer (SHO) of Sono police station Chitranjan Kumar mentioned {that a} police workforce led by sub-inspector Bipin Kumar has been deployed on the website to take inventory of the scenario and management the mob gathered after listening to the information concerning the collapse of the bridge.

    Bridge caved in #Jamui after two days of rain: 24 villages affected attributable to closure of operations, villagers mentioned – sand was being lifted close to the bridge.#Bihar #BridgeCaved #ClimateActionNow #Rainfall #hurricane #Storm #JamuiBridgeCaved@officecmbihar@TejashwiOffice@Jduonline pic.twitter.com/qa4kttfu6N
    — Anchor Manish Kumar (@manishA20058305) September 23, 2023
    On the opposite hand, residents alleged that the bridge bought broken attributable to unlawful sand mining within the river.

    “Illegal sand mining is going on unabated in the river, especially near the pillars. People of the area have earlier drawn the attention of the officials towards it,” mentioned a resident Mukesh Shashtri.

    On June 4, an under-construction bridge, which was supposed to attach Khagaria district with Bhagalpur, collapsed. Later one other bridge in Kishanganj district caved in on June 24.

    Opposition BJP took a jibe on the collapse of the bridge in Jamui district.

    BJP chief Nikhil Anand mentioned, “The state government should look into a series of bridges getting damaged in the state in the past year. Use of sub-standard quality of material is perhaps the main reason behind it.” 

  • Uttarakhand floods: Death toll climbs to 70, property price Rs 1000 crore broken

    Express News Service

    DEHRADUN: The floods that hit Uttarakhand this monsoon has prompted harm price almost Rs 1,000 crore to roads, non-public buildings and agricultural land within the state.

    The devastating floods have to date claimed 70 lives whereas 37 individuals have been injured and 19 have been reported lacking.

    State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) PRO Lalita Negi informed The New Indian Express that many of the 250 pilgrims stranded on the Second Kedar Madmaheshwar pedestrian route have been rescued by the groups of SDRF and native police. The state authorities has organized a helicopter to rescue the stranded pilgrims.

    On Wednesday, 103 individuals trapped following the collapse of a bridge in Madmaheshwar have been rescued by the SDRF workforce. The rescue operation lasted for a number of hours on Tuesday and Wednesday. Many of the rescued passengers are additionally from Delhi, Punjab, Chandigarh and Nepal.

    In the final 5 days, Khoh River and Behera Spring have prompted havoc in Kotdwar and surrounding areas. As many as 19 buildings have been broken in Kashirampur Talla and Bahera rivulet as a result of rains. Local residents couldn’t even get better from the incident that on the evening of August 13, each the rivers once more swelled and 33 buildings have been submerged within the river.

    DEHRADUN: The floods that hit Uttarakhand this monsoon has prompted harm price almost Rs 1,000 crore to roads, non-public buildings and agricultural land within the state.

    The devastating floods have to date claimed 70 lives whereas 37 individuals have been injured and 19 have been reported lacking.

    State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) PRO Lalita Negi informed The New Indian Express that many of the 250 pilgrims stranded on the Second Kedar Madmaheshwar pedestrian route have been rescued by the groups of SDRF and native police. The state authorities has organized a helicopter to rescue the stranded pilgrims.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    On Wednesday, 103 individuals trapped following the collapse of a bridge in Madmaheshwar have been rescued by the SDRF workforce. The rescue operation lasted for a number of hours on Tuesday and Wednesday. Many of the rescued passengers are additionally from Delhi, Punjab, Chandigarh and Nepal.

    In the final 5 days, Khoh River and Behera Spring have prompted havoc in Kotdwar and surrounding areas. As many as 19 buildings have been broken in Kashirampur Talla and Bahera rivulet as a result of rains. Local residents couldn’t even get better from the incident that on the evening of August 13, each the rivers once more swelled and 33 buildings have been submerged within the river.

  • Contractors who repaired Morbi bridge not certified for such work: Prosecution tells courtroom 

    By PTI

    MORBI: The contractors who carried out repairs of the ill-fated suspension bridge at Morbi in Gujarat weren’t certified to hold out such jobs, the prosecution advised a courtroom right here.

    While the bridge flooring was changed, its cable was not changed and it couldn’t take the burden of the modified flooring, the prosecution, citing a forensic report, advised the Justice of the Peace’s courtroom on Tuesday.

    WATCH | Actual horrific moments of Morbi bridge collapse

    The collapse of the bridge on Sunday night claimed over 140 lives.

    Chief Judicial Magistrate M J Khan remanded 4 of the arrested accused — two managers of the OREVA Group and two sub-contractors who had repaired the bridge — in police custody until Saturday.

    ALSO READ | Morbi bridge collapse: Scramble to maintain rely of the useless

    The courtroom remanded 5 different arrested males, together with safety guards and ticket reserving clerks, in judicial custody as police didn’t search their custody, prosecutor H S Panchal mentioned.

    Police had on Monday booked 9 individuals below Indian Penal Code Section 304 (culpable murder not amounting to homicide).

    The 4 accused remanded in police custody had been OREVA managers Dipak Parekh and Dinesh Dave, and repairing contractors Prakash Parmar and Devang Parmar, employed by the OREVA Group.

    ALSO READ | 47 children amongst these useless, two-year-old Duruku the youngest

    Citing a Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report, Panchal advised the courtroom that forensic consultants believed the primary cable of the bridge snapped due to the burden of the brand new flooring.

    “Though the FSL report was presented in a sealed cover, it was mentioned during the remand plea that the cables of the bridge were not replaced during the renovation and only flooring was changed, the weight of the bridge increased due to the four-layered aluminium sheets for the flooring and the cable snapped due to that weight,” Panchal advised reporters.

    IN PHOTOS | Over 140 useless in Gujarat’s Morbi bridge collapse

    The courtroom was additionally knowledgeable that each the repairing contractors had been “not qualified” to hold out such work. 

    “Despite that, these contractors were given the bridge repair work in 2007 and then in 2022. So the accused’s custody was needed to find out what was the reason for choosing them and at whose instance they were chosen,” the prosecutor mentioned.

    MORBI: The contractors who carried out repairs of the ill-fated suspension bridge at Morbi in Gujarat weren’t certified to hold out such jobs, the prosecution advised a courtroom right here.

    While the bridge flooring was changed, its cable was not changed and it couldn’t take the burden of the modified flooring, the prosecution, citing a forensic report, advised the Justice of the Peace’s courtroom on Tuesday.

    WATCH | Actual horrific moments of Morbi bridge collapse

    The collapse of the bridge on Sunday night claimed over 140 lives.

    Chief Judicial Magistrate M J Khan remanded 4 of the arrested accused — two managers of the OREVA Group and two sub-contractors who had repaired the bridge — in police custody until Saturday.

    ALSO READ | Morbi bridge collapse: Scramble to maintain rely of the useless

    The courtroom remanded 5 different arrested males, together with safety guards and ticket reserving clerks, in judicial custody as police didn’t search their custody, prosecutor H S Panchal mentioned.

    Police had on Monday booked 9 individuals below Indian Penal Code Section 304 (culpable murder not amounting to homicide).

    The 4 accused remanded in police custody had been OREVA managers Dipak Parekh and Dinesh Dave, and repairing contractors Prakash Parmar and Devang Parmar, employed by the OREVA Group.

    ALSO READ | 47 children amongst these useless, two-year-old Duruku the youngest

    Citing a Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report, Panchal advised the courtroom that forensic consultants believed the primary cable of the bridge snapped due to the burden of the brand new flooring.

    “Though the FSL report was presented in a sealed cover, it was mentioned during the remand plea that the cables of the bridge were not replaced during the renovation and only flooring was changed, the weight of the bridge increased due to the four-layered aluminium sheets for the flooring and the cable snapped due to that weight,” Panchal advised reporters.

    IN PHOTOS | Over 140 useless in Gujarat’s Morbi bridge collapse

    The courtroom was additionally knowledgeable that each the repairing contractors had been “not qualified” to hold out such work. 

    “Despite that, these contractors were given the bridge repair work in 2007 and then in 2022. So the accused’s custody was needed to find out what was the reason for choosing them and at whose instance they were chosen,” the prosecutor mentioned.

  • Morbi bridge collapse: Families line as much as bury useless 

    By AFP

    MORBI: There had been so many useless that their households needed to queue as much as bury them.

    Hundreds of mourners milled among the many rows of graves on the Muslim cemetery in Morbi on Monday, a day after greater than 130 individuals had been killed in India’s worst bridge collapse in many years.

    Relatives dug graves for his or her kin with the assistance of workers, as mourners tried to consolation one another and volunteers supplied the grieving households water.

    Some hugged one another, some cried, some mourned in silence as they waited their flip to put the our bodies to relaxation, with a scarcity of coffins slowing the method.

    The newly-renovated, almost 150-year-old suspension bridge within the Gujarat city — a famend vacationer attraction — was full of guests when it collapsed on the final day of the Diwali vacation season.

    Around 50 Hindu cremations had been held on Monday, and 37 Muslim funerals had been being carried out on the solely Islamic cemetery within the district.

    Local businessman Rafiq Gaffar was burying two of his nephews: Nisar Iqbal, 21, and 12-year-old Arman Irfan.

    They had been shut pals and had informed their moms they had been going to the bridge. The household rushed to the positioning once they realized of the collapse.

    “It was mayhem,” stated Gaffar, 45. “People had been crying and wailing. It was a scene from doomsday.

    “There had been our bodies floating on the water in every single place and folks trapped on the bridge who had been frantically calling for assist.

    “We had no hope after witnessing the scenes. We were just hoping to see their bodies.” They looked for the boys for eight hours, he stated, however didn’t discover them.”

    Finally round six within the morning their our bodies had been fished out. “Our family is devastated and it is difficult to overcome the loss.”

    Arman was the eldest of three brothers, he added. “He was in school and was too young to die.”

    Nisar had simply began working at a spare components store and was serving to to earn cash for the household.

    “He has a sister who’s getting married subsequent yr however we do not know what’s going to occur now. It will take us ages, in actual fact our lives to return out of this tragedy.

    “They were young and we have nothing left now.”

    ‘Broken and shattered’ 
    The bridge had simply re-opened after a months-long renovation and studies stated it had not had correct approvals.

    Nine individuals from the administration agency that ran it had been arrested Monday on suspicion of culpable murder not amounting to homicide, police stated.

    “The government is clearly at fault,” stated Gaffar. “Our lives had been decreased to the mere 15 rupees (18 US cents) that the federal government earned from the tickets.

    “We don’t expect any justice. The powerful rule this country and the poor suffer. No one will ever be held responsible for the deaths.”

    Qadir Bhai Sama, 80, had fond reminiscences of often taking his grandson to the bridge as a toddler.

    Now 17, Sahil Dilawar Sama went to it for the final time on Sunday, with three pals.

    “He promised his mother he would be back in two hours but the next day only his body returned,” stated Sama. Of the three pals who accompanied him, one additionally died and the opposite two had been hospitalised, he added. “They were close to each other and even tried to save each other.”

    The official accountable for the graveyard, Mohammad Toufeeq, 40, stated his workers had been working with out a break to assist the victims’ households.

    “We haven’t slept or eaten anything since last night,” he stated. “The total space is in mourning.

    “We feel broken and shattered. There are no words to describe the loss and I think there’s nothing which will ease our pain.”

    MORBI: There had been so many useless that their households needed to queue as much as bury them.

    Hundreds of mourners milled among the many rows of graves on the Muslim cemetery in Morbi on Monday, a day after greater than 130 individuals had been killed in India’s worst bridge collapse in many years.

    Relatives dug graves for his or her kin with the assistance of workers, as mourners tried to consolation one another and volunteers supplied the grieving households water.

    Some hugged one another, some cried, some mourned in silence as they waited their flip to put the our bodies to relaxation, with a scarcity of coffins slowing the method.

    The newly-renovated, almost 150-year-old suspension bridge within the Gujarat city — a famend vacationer attraction — was full of guests when it collapsed on the final day of the Diwali vacation season.

    Around 50 Hindu cremations had been held on Monday, and 37 Muslim funerals had been being carried out on the solely Islamic cemetery within the district.

    Local businessman Rafiq Gaffar was burying two of his nephews: Nisar Iqbal, 21, and 12-year-old Arman Irfan.

    They had been shut pals and had informed their moms they had been going to the bridge. The household rushed to the positioning once they realized of the collapse.

    “It was mayhem,” stated Gaffar, 45. “People had been crying and wailing. It was a scene from doomsday.

    “There had been our bodies floating on the water in every single place and folks trapped on the bridge who had been frantically calling for assist.

    “We had no hope after witnessing the scenes. We were just hoping to see their bodies.” They looked for the boys for eight hours, he stated, however didn’t discover them.”

    Finally round six within the morning their our bodies had been fished out. “Our family is devastated and it is difficult to overcome the loss.”

    Arman was the eldest of three brothers, he added. “He was in school and was too young to die.”

    Nisar had simply began working at a spare components store and was serving to to earn cash for the household.

    “He has a sister who’s getting married subsequent yr however we do not know what’s going to occur now. It will take us ages, in actual fact our lives to return out of this tragedy.

    “They were young and we have nothing left now.”

    ‘Broken and shattered’ 
    The bridge had simply re-opened after a months-long renovation and studies stated it had not had correct approvals.

    Nine individuals from the administration agency that ran it had been arrested Monday on suspicion of culpable murder not amounting to homicide, police stated.

    “The government is clearly at fault,” stated Gaffar. “Our lives had been decreased to the mere 15 rupees (18 US cents) that the federal government earned from the tickets.

    “We don’t expect any justice. The powerful rule this country and the poor suffer. No one will ever be held responsible for the deaths.”

    Qadir Bhai Sama, 80, had fond reminiscences of often taking his grandson to the bridge as a toddler.

    Now 17, Sahil Dilawar Sama went to it for the final time on Sunday, with three pals.

    “He promised his mother he would be back in two hours but the next day only his body returned,” stated Sama. Of the three pals who accompanied him, one additionally died and the opposite two had been hospitalised, he added. “They were close to each other and even tried to save each other.”

    The official accountable for the graveyard, Mohammad Toufeeq, 40, stated his workers had been working with out a break to assist the victims’ households.

    “We haven’t slept or eaten anything since last night,” he stated. “The total space is in mourning.

    “We feel broken and shattered. There are no words to describe the loss and I think there’s nothing which will ease our pain.”

  • Here is a have a look at main bridge collapse incidents in India in current previous

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: As Gujarat reels from one of many deadliest bridge collapse incidents in India’s current historical past, claiming no less than 141 lives, PTI remembers different such tragic episodes which have shocked the nation prior to now a number of years.

    According to a 2020 examine ‘Analysis of bridge failures in India from 1977 to 2017’, printed in worldwide journal ‘Structure and Infrastructure Engineering’, as many as “2,130 bridges” — excluding culverts and pedestrian bridges — have failed to supply supposed service or collapsed throughout numerous phases of building within the final 4 a long time.

    The pure disasters in India, in line with the quoted examine, have made probably the most devastating impact on the failure of the bridge infrastructure of an order of “80.3 per cent” — primarily based on a pattern measurement of two,010 bridges. Beside pure disasters, the deterioration of fabric has been the explanation for “10.1 per cent” of the failure of bridges, whereas overloading has contributed to “3.28 per cent” of bridge failures.

    “There are other noticeable causes of bridge failures such as blast by dissidents and accidents with vehicles or ships,” it added.

    Darjeeling bridge collapse (2011): Thirty-two individuals had been killed and over 60 injured when an previous picket footbridge over a spring gave away, beneath the strain of crowd, throughout a Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) assembly at Bijanbari in Darjeeling district on October 22, 2011.The bridge, which had been weakened by the September 18 earthquake, collapsed when numerous individuals gathered on it for the assembly.
    Arunachal Pradesh footbridge collapse (2011): Just every week after the ill-fated Darjeeling incident, a footbridge over Kameng river in Arunachal Pradesh collapsed on October 29, 2011. It collapsed when 63 individuals had been over the bridge to catch an insect regionally referred to as ‘tari’. The bridge was constructed in 1987 and commissioned in 1992. At least 30 individuals, largely kids, had been killed within the incident.
    Vivekananda flyover collapse in Kolkata (2016): As many as 26 individuals had been killed and over 60 had been injured after an beneath building 2.2 km-long Vivekananda flyover collapsed in a congested market space in North Kolkata. The Hyderabad-based firm IVRCL, which was establishing the flyover, described the collapse as an “act of God”, searching for to painting it as a pure calamity.
    Majerhat flyover collapse in Kolkata (2018): In an identical incident on September 4, 2018, three individuals had been killed and 24 had been injured after a portion of South Kolkata’s over 50-year-old Majerhat bridge caved in following heavy rainfall within the metropolis.
    Mumbai footover bridge collapse (2019): Six individuals had been killed and over 30 individuals had been injured when a footover bridge close to Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) railway station collapsed on March 14, 2019. The no less than three-decade previous bridge, connecting the bustling CSMT with the Azad Maidan police station, was audited simply six months earlier than the incident. It is maintained by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

    ALSO READ | Morbi bridge collapse: ‘650 individuals had been allowed on bridge that would help solely 150-200’

    NEW DELHI: As Gujarat reels from one of many deadliest bridge collapse incidents in India’s current historical past, claiming no less than 141 lives, PTI remembers different such tragic episodes which have shocked the nation prior to now a number of years.

    According to a 2020 examine ‘Analysis of bridge failures in India from 1977 to 2017’, printed in worldwide journal ‘Structure and Infrastructure Engineering’, as many as “2,130 bridges” — excluding culverts and pedestrian bridges — have failed to supply supposed service or collapsed throughout numerous phases of building within the final 4 a long time.

    The pure disasters in India, in line with the quoted examine, have made probably the most devastating impact on the failure of the bridge infrastructure of an order of “80.3 per cent” — primarily based on a pattern measurement of two,010 bridges. Beside pure disasters, the deterioration of fabric has been the explanation for “10.1 per cent” of the failure of bridges, whereas overloading has contributed to “3.28 per cent” of bridge failures.

    “There are other noticeable causes of bridge failures such as blast by dissidents and accidents with vehicles or ships,” it added.

    Darjeeling bridge collapse (2011): Thirty-two individuals had been killed and over 60 injured when an previous picket footbridge over a spring gave away, beneath the strain of crowd, throughout a Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) assembly at Bijanbari in Darjeeling district on October 22, 2011.The bridge, which had been weakened by the September 18 earthquake, collapsed when numerous individuals gathered on it for the assembly.
    Arunachal Pradesh footbridge collapse (2011): Just every week after the ill-fated Darjeeling incident, a footbridge over Kameng river in Arunachal Pradesh collapsed on October 29, 2011. It collapsed when 63 individuals had been over the bridge to catch an insect regionally referred to as ‘tari’. The bridge was constructed in 1987 and commissioned in 1992. At least 30 individuals, largely kids, had been killed within the incident.
    Vivekananda flyover collapse in Kolkata (2016): As many as 26 individuals had been killed and over 60 had been injured after an beneath building 2.2 km-long Vivekananda flyover collapsed in a congested market space in North Kolkata. The Hyderabad-based firm IVRCL, which was establishing the flyover, described the collapse as an “act of God”, searching for to painting it as a pure calamity.
    Majerhat flyover collapse in Kolkata (2018): In an identical incident on September 4, 2018, three individuals had been killed and 24 had been injured after a portion of South Kolkata’s over 50-year-old Majerhat bridge caved in following heavy rainfall within the metropolis.
    Mumbai footover bridge collapse (2019): Six individuals had been killed and over 30 individuals had been injured when a footover bridge close to Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) railway station collapsed on March 14, 2019. The no less than three-decade previous bridge, connecting the bustling CSMT with the Azad Maidan police station, was audited simply six months earlier than the incident. It is maintained by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
    ALSO READ | Morbi bridge collapse: ‘650 individuals had been allowed on bridge that would help solely 150-200’

  • WATCH | Actual horrifying moments of Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat

    By Online Desk

    AHMEDABAD: At least 141 folks had been declared lifeless after a century-old cable bridge collapsed round 6.30 pm on the Machchhu river in Gujarat’s Morbi on Sunday.

    The bridge was opened 5 days in the past after intensive repairs and renovation.  An enormous crowd was seen on the bridge in a horrifying video captured simply earlier than the collapse. 

    WATCH | Moments earlier than the Morbi bridge collapse

    Moments earlier than the #MorbiBridgeCollapse tragedy. pic.twitter.com/PIRtRt1vjL

    — The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) October 31, 2022

    AHMEDABAD: At least 141 folks had been declared lifeless after a century-old cable bridge collapsed round 6.30 pm on the Machchhu river in Gujarat’s Morbi on Sunday.

    The bridge was opened 5 days in the past after intensive repairs and renovation.  An enormous crowd was seen on the bridge in a horrifying video captured simply earlier than the collapse. 

    WATCH | Moments earlier than the Morbi bridge collapse

    Moments earlier than the #MorbiBridgeCollapse tragedy. pic.twitter.com/PIRtRt1vjL
    — The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) October 31, 2022

  • 30 die as suspension bridge collapses over Gujarat’s Machchhu river, a number of lacking

    By PTI

    MORBI: An almost century-old suspension bridge on Machchhu river in Gujarat’s Morbi metropolis collapsed on Sunday night on account of which a number of individuals standing on it fell into the river, officers mentioned.

    Around 30 individuals have died, as per NDTV. Over 100 are reportedly lacking.

    The bridge, which was just lately reopened for public after renovation, collapsed because it couldn’t bear the burden of the individuals standing on it, they mentioned.

    “Due to the bridge collapse, several people fell into the river. A rescue operation is underway. There are reports that several people have suffered injuries, too. They are being rushed to hospitals,” native MLA and state minister Brijesh Merja mentioned.

    More than 500 individuals, together with kids, had come to see the hanging bridge when the accident occurred, Morbi metropolis Congress chief Rajeshbhai Kavar mentioned.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi has discovered in regards to the incident and has instructed the state equipment to hurry to Morbi administration and pace up rescue and emergency medical providers.

    Fire groups from surrounding districts too have been rushed to Morbi to hurry up rescue work.

    MORBI: An almost century-old suspension bridge on Machchhu river in Gujarat’s Morbi metropolis collapsed on Sunday night on account of which a number of individuals standing on it fell into the river, officers mentioned.

    Around 30 individuals have died, as per NDTV. Over 100 are reportedly lacking.

    The bridge, which was just lately reopened for public after renovation, collapsed because it couldn’t bear the burden of the individuals standing on it, they mentioned.

    “Due to the bridge collapse, several people fell into the river. A rescue operation is underway. There are reports that several people have suffered injuries, too. They are being rushed to hospitals,” native MLA and state minister Brijesh Merja mentioned.

    More than 500 individuals, together with kids, had come to see the hanging bridge when the accident occurred, Morbi metropolis Congress chief Rajeshbhai Kavar mentioned.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi has discovered in regards to the incident and has instructed the state equipment to hurry to Morbi administration and pace up rescue and emergency medical providers.

    Fire groups from surrounding districts too have been rushed to Morbi to hurry up rescue work.

  • Over 80 die as suspension bridge collapses over Gujarat’s Machchhu river, a number of lacking

    By Online Desk

    MORBI: Over 80 individuals died when a practically century-old suspension bridge on Machchhu river in Gujarat’s Morbi metropolis collapsed round 6.20 pm on Sunday. A lot of individuals had been standing on the bridge, which was renovated and reopened 4 days in the past, officers stated.

    Nearly 70 individuals had been injured whereas 70 others had been rescued.

    The bridge, which was reopened on October 26 on the event of Gujarati New Year for the general public, collapsed because it couldn’t bear the burden of the individuals standing on it. A personal agency had carried out the restore work of the bridge. No health certificates was obtained earlier than the bridge was reopened, sources stated.

    (PTI Photo)

    “Due to the bridge collapse, several people fell into the river. A rescue operation is underway. There are reports that several people have suffered injuries, too. They are being rushed to hospitals,” native MLA and state minister Brijesh Merja stated.

    #WATCH | Several individuals feared to be injured after a cable bridge collapsed within the Machchhu river in Gujarat’s Morbi space right now

    PM Modi has sought pressing mobilisation of groups for rescue ops, whereas Gujarat CM Patel has given directions to rearrange quick therapy of injured pic.twitter.com/VO8cvJk9TI

    — ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2022

    More than 500 individuals, together with kids, had come to see the hanging bridge when the accident occurred, Morbi metropolis Congress chief Rajeshbhai Kavar stated, because it was the weekend.

    The individuals had congregated on the bridge to carry out some rituals in reference to the Chhath puja, NDTV stories.

    “There were at least 100 people on the bridge when it collapsed. Around 40 people were rescued and 60 were still missing. Some five to ten were hanging on the bridge and are being rescued,” stated Gujarat DGP Ashish Bhatia.

    A five-member particular investigation workforce (SIT) has been shaped to research the bridge collapse tragedy. The workforce includes an IAS officer of municipal administration, a chief engineer to test high quality management, a structural engineer, the secretary of highway and constructing and IG CID crime.

    Rescue work is hampered by the truth that it’s nighttime, stated officers.

    ALSO READ | 20-year-old bridge collapses, 40 villages lose hyperlink to Kagaznagar city

    Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi left for Morbi as information in regards to the accident got here in.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi has realized in regards to the incident and has instructed the state equipment to hurry to Morbi administration and pace up rescue and emergency medical companies.

    Rs 2 lakh has been introduced from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the household of every one that misplaced his or her life within the mishap. Rs 50,000 will probably be given to every injured individual.

    The state authorities will probably be offering compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the household of every deceased and Rs 50,000 to every injured.

    I’m deeply anguished by the tragic information coming from Morbi, Gujarat. Rescue operations are underway to assist these affected. I pray for everybody’s security and well-being. May the injured get better quickly.

    — Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) October 30, 2022

    Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday stated he was deeply saddened by the suspension bridge collapse in Gujarat’s Morbi that claimed at the very least 60 lives and appealed to get together staff within the state to increase each attainable help in rescue work.

    Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi additionally expressed unhappiness over the tragedy whilst he appealed to Congress staff to increase all attainable assist to the injured.

    Three groups of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), The Indian Army, Navy and Air Force are presently on the spot finishing up rescue operations. Several boats had been pressed into service for the rescue works. Fire and rescue groups from surrounding districts, too, have been rushed to Morbi to hurry up rescue work.

    Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and residential minister Harsh Sanghvi visited the Morbi to take inventory of the scenario.

    (With inputs from ENS, PTI and ANI)

    MORBI: Over 80 individuals died when a practically century-old suspension bridge on Machchhu river in Gujarat’s Morbi metropolis collapsed round 6.20 pm on Sunday. A lot of individuals had been standing on the bridge, which was renovated and reopened 4 days in the past, officers stated.

    Nearly 70 individuals had been injured whereas 70 others had been rescued.

    The bridge, which was reopened on October 26 on the event of Gujarati New Year for the general public, collapsed because it couldn’t bear the burden of the individuals standing on it. A personal agency had carried out the restore work of the bridge. No health certificates was obtained earlier than the bridge was reopened, sources stated.

    (PTI Photo)

    “Due to the bridge collapse, several people fell into the river. A rescue operation is underway. There are reports that several people have suffered injuries, too. They are being rushed to hospitals,” native MLA and state minister Brijesh Merja stated.

    #WATCH | Several individuals feared to be injured after a cable bridge collapsed within the Machchhu river in Gujarat’s Morbi space right now
    PM Modi has sought pressing mobilisation of groups for rescue ops, whereas Gujarat CM Patel has given directions to rearrange quick therapy of injured pic.twitter.com/VO8cvJk9TI
    — ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2022
    More than 500 individuals, together with kids, had come to see the hanging bridge when the accident occurred, Morbi metropolis Congress chief Rajeshbhai Kavar stated, because it was the weekend.

    The individuals had congregated on the bridge to carry out some rituals in reference to the Chhath puja, NDTV stories.

    “There were at least 100 people on the bridge when it collapsed. Around 40 people were rescued and 60 were still missing. Some five to ten were hanging on the bridge and are being rescued,” stated Gujarat DGP Ashish Bhatia.

    A five-member particular investigation workforce (SIT) has been shaped to research the bridge collapse tragedy. The workforce includes an IAS officer of municipal administration, a chief engineer to test high quality management, a structural engineer, the secretary of highway and constructing and IG CID crime.

    Rescue work is hampered by the truth that it’s nighttime, stated officers.

    ALSO READ | 20-year-old bridge collapses, 40 villages lose hyperlink to Kagaznagar city

    Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi left for Morbi as information in regards to the accident got here in.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi has realized in regards to the incident and has instructed the state equipment to hurry to Morbi administration and pace up rescue and emergency medical companies.

    Rs 2 lakh has been introduced from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the household of every one that misplaced his or her life within the mishap. Rs 50,000 will probably be given to every injured individual.

    The state authorities will probably be offering compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the household of every deceased and Rs 50,000 to every injured.

    I’m deeply anguished by the tragic information coming from Morbi, Gujarat. Rescue operations are underway to assist these affected. I pray for everybody’s security and well-being. May the injured get better quickly.
    — Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) October 30, 2022

    Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday stated he was deeply saddened by the suspension bridge collapse in Gujarat’s Morbi that claimed at the very least 60 lives and appealed to get together staff within the state to increase each attainable help in rescue work.

    Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi additionally expressed unhappiness over the tragedy whilst he appealed to Congress staff to increase all attainable assist to the injured.

    Three groups of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), The Indian Army, Navy and Air Force are presently on the spot finishing up rescue operations. Several boats had been pressed into service for the rescue works. Fire and rescue groups from surrounding districts, too, have been rushed to Morbi to hurry up rescue work.

    Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and residential minister Harsh Sanghvi visited the Morbi to take inventory of the scenario.

    (With inputs from ENS, PTI and ANI)