Incidents like the Morbi tragedy reinforce the Western world’s longstanding prejudice that India is crumbling with its creaking infrastructure and teeming population.
Aaj Tak anchor Sudhir Chaudhary and Oreva company PR on Republic TV were in agreement on who was responsible for the Morbi bridge collapse: the people who died.
Oreva took up the task to maintain and manage the bridge that was 'pride of Morbi'. The group also set up a hospital, school and contributed to local and state irrigation schemes.
If fire department, police, hospitals had acted in time, more lives could have been saved, say survivors of the bridge collapse. 141 people were reported dead, 224 rescued.
The colonial-era suspension footbridge in Morbi was packed with sightseers when it gave way Sunday — sending people plunging about 10 metres into the water.
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