Morbi municipality has accepted the mistake in Gujarat accident. The Civic Body agreed in the Gujarat High Court that the bridge should not have been opened. , Company opened the bridge for general public without prior approval

Morbi Bridge On the accident, the municipality told the Gujarat High Court that the company which was entrusted with the task of renovating the bridge, reopened it without any prior approval and without informing the civic body about the repair work. Significantly, in the Morbi bridge accident 198 people had died.

According to the agreement, the company was to open the bridge after the approval after completion of renovation

In an affidavit filed in the High Court on Wednesday, the municipality also stated that the municipal body in According to an agreement between the company and the Ajanta Company, the bridge was to be renovated and only then it was to be opened for the public. The division bench is hearing the case of bridge collapse on its own.

Court asked, why Oreva group was allowed to use the bridge despite no clearance

The Court wanted to know why Ajanta Manufacturing Pvt Ltd (Oreva Group) was allowed to use the bridge despite having no clearance for the use. The court also asked on what basis the company was operating the bridge after June 2022 . When the agreement is not renewed. On this, the civic body said that when the MOU 879 between the Rajkot collector and the company, had expired on August, 2022 even when The suspension bridge was continued to be maintained and managed by the company as no new agreement was reached and on March 8, 03645 was being maintained by the same company until it was shut down for repairs after the signing of the new agreement.

Morbi bridge went in the accident 98 lives of people

Significantly, in Morbi October Including women and children due to the collapse of the suspension bridge built during the British period on the river 76 People had died. The bridge was opened after renovation only five days before the accident.

Gujarat Morbi Bridge Collapse94877Published Date

Thu, Nov 17, 2022, 11: 23 PM IST