Prima facie evidence suggests that low-quality material was used in the construction of the bridge. Photo/ANI
According to locals, around 7 am on Wednesday, the middle part of the bridge connecting Mayapur village in Valod taluka with Degama village in Vyara taluka of Tapi district collapsed into the Mindhola river.
Even as Cyclone Biparjoy looks set to make landfall on the Gujarat coast in a few hours, there was a social media storm in the state after a newly built bridge across the Mindhola river in Valod taluka of Tapi district collapsed on Wednesday. in the morning. The bridge had not yet been inaugurated.
On Wednesday night, according to a government statement, Prime Minister Bhupendra Patel took note of the incident and ordered the suspension of the executive engineer, deputy engineer and assistant engineer with immediate effect.
“Prima facie investigation suggests that low quality material was used in the construction of the bridge and therefore CM Bhupendra Patel decided to crack down on the officers involved and suspended three officers,” the government statement said. “The government also decided to blacklist. Akshay Construction (Surat) participated in the construction of the bridge and started the process to recover the amount from the agency.”
According to locals, around 7 am, the middle part of the bridge connecting Mayapur village in Valod taluka with Degama village in Vyara taluka of Tapi district collapsed into the river.
In October 2022, a pedestrian suspension bridge over the Machchu River in the Gujarat city of Morbi collapsed, killing more than 135 people.
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