Twelve people died in the Gambhira bridge collapse on Thursday. But incidents like this have been happening for years, pointing to a larger problem plaguing our infrastructure projects.
Several vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar river after a portion of the four-decade-old bridge collapsed near to Padra town of Vadodara Wednesday morning.
The Collector and other officials of the local administration have been visiting and taking stock of the relief and rescue operations on site of collapse since Wednesday.
5-6 vehicles fell into the Mahisagar river after a slab of the bridge, located on the river which connects central Gujarat and Saurashtra regions of the state, collapsed.
The BJP leader’s remarks came two days after four persons died and 18 were injured in the collapse of a 35-year-old bridge on the Indrayani river in Pune’s Maval tehsil.
The incident took place near Kundamala, a tourist spot about 30 km from Pune. Deputy CM Ajit Pawar says many tourists were on the bridge at the time, some with motorcycles.
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