Morbi bridge collapse

A contractor, Oreva, didn't get government approval for its six-month renovation of the Morbi bridge in Gujarat, which reopened and collapsed on Friday.

He was set to visit the site on Tuesday. The company could not be reached for comment on Monday, and local media reported that its offices were deserted. The contractor, Oreva, a large manufacturer known for producing clocks and electric bikes, wrapped up a six-month renovation of the bridge on Friday, just in time for Gujarati New Year. More were lost in the water. Videos from the scene showed a crowd snapping smartphone photos from the crowded bridge on Sunday evening when it began to sway violently before collapsing. Faruk Aadam Sandhi, who lives in Morbi and lost his 18-year old cousin Riyaz Rehman Bhatti in the accident, arrived at the scene 10 minutes after the bridge collapsed.

A day after a pedestrian bridge in the western Indian state of Gujarat collapsed, killing more than 140 people, locals are still searching for those missing ...

"He was brought dead here. "I got nervous after hearing about the accident. "We are together standing with those who've lost their children. there were hundreds of people on the bridge. After searching for hours, Bharat Kishore Patalia found out that his friend had died. "On one hand, there is a pain-riddled heart and, on the other hand, there is the path to duty." "I did not know that my brother was on the bridge, and after the collapse, my friend who visited the bridge earlier called me and said that he saw my brother on the bridge," Ravi's brother Bharat Kishore Patalia said. The bridge was previously maintained by the local municipality, which limited the number of people on the bridge at one time to 20, he said. "Fifteen to 20 young boys were doing mischief on the bridge … "I saw people who were standing around me on the bridge drowning." "I got very nervous after the bridge collapsed," he said. - The collapse happened after a group of young boys started to swing the bridge from side to side

Chirag, Dharmik, and Chetan were on the bridge in Morbi when it collapsed into the river.

And it's not just me - the whole town is in grief and anger." "They should rot in jail for the rest of their lives. At 23:00, he found the bodies of Dharmik and Chirag at the Morbi Civil Hospital. "He was very mischievous. Rajesh describes him as a "master at studies". They should be given the death sentence." Now they're all gone," his father says. "We've lost all our sons, our everything," Kantaben says. Many of us tried to help whoever we could." It was the week of Diwali festivities. I don't know what they did about it." "Others were clinging on to parts of the bridge trying to stay afloat.

A day after a pedestrian bridge in the western Indian state of Gujarat collapsed, killing more than 140 people, locals are still searching for those missing ...

"He was brought dead here. "I got nervous after hearing about the accident. "We are together standing with those who've lost their children. there were hundreds of people on the bridge. After searching for hours, Bharat Kishore Patalia found out that his friend had died. "On one hand, there is a pain-riddled heart and, on the other hand, there is the path to duty." "I did not know that my brother was on the bridge, and after the collapse, my friend who visited the bridge earlier called me and said that he saw my brother on the bridge," Ravi's brother Bharat Kishore Patalia said. The bridge was previously maintained by the local municipality, which limited the number of people on the bridge at one time to 20, he said. "Fifteen to 20 young boys were doing mischief on the bridge … "I saw people who were standing around me on the bridge drowning." "I got very nervous after the bridge collapsed," he said. - The collapse happened after a group of young boys started to swing the bridge from side to side

The police on Monday arrested nine persons, including four officials of Oreva group, the company that renovated the bridge and opened it for public on ...

The group’s brands—Ajanta, Orpat and Oreva—are sold in over 40 countries. A press statement issued by Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corp Ltd, an Ahmedabad civic body undertaking, on Monday stated that the Atal Bridge in Ahmedabad that was recently inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi can take a capacity of more than 12,000 visitors at any given time. He ran the business from a rented premise, manufacturing magnetic clocks with coil. They did not require much maintenance and were smaller in size. Jhala also said authorities have no information on the kind of material used during the renovation. The police on Monday arrested nine persons, including four officials of Oreva group, the company that renovated the bridge and opened it for public on October 26 days, four days before it collapsed on Sunday.