Morbi Bridge Case: The biggest reason for the Morbi bridge accident in Gujarat was the rusty wire. Not only this, welding of old suspenders with new suspenders was also one of the important reasons for the accident. In fact, this thing has come to the fore in the preliminary investigation report of the SIT team formed regarding Morbi bridge accident . The SIT has found in its preliminary investigation that almost half of the wires on the cable were rusted. Also the old suspenders were welded with the new ones.

97 People had died: It is noteworthy that this incident took place last year on the Machchu river in Gujarat. Where Morbi built in the British era due to the breaking of the bridge 53841 People had died. The incident took place in the month of October last year. At the same time, the responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the bridge was entrusted to Ajanta Manufacturing Limited (Oreva Group). But Oreva Group did not do its work properly. of the bridge 47 out of the stars 714 The wires were rusted. But the company did not pay attention to it.

A cable was rusted: In its investigation, the SIT found that on the Machchu river 1887 One of the two main cables of the bridge built by the British government had rusted. The SIT also found that the suspenders connecting the steel cables to the platform deck were welded with new suspenders during the renovation work. Actually, each cable in the bridge was made by joining seven steel wires. Total to make this cable The wires were connected together in seven wires.

135 people were present on the bridge: In its investigation, the SIT also noticed that at the time of the accident, about 308 People were. It was said in the investigation that this number was much more than the load carrying capacity of the bridge. However, the investigation said that the actual capacity of the bridge would be confirmed by the laboratory report. At the same time, the Morbi municipality had given the contract for maintenance and operation of the bridge to the Oreva Group without taking the approval of the general board. The bridge was closed by the company for maintenance in March 2023, after which 01 October was opened without any prior notice or inspection.

) Accused have been arrested: Let us inform, in this case Morbi Police has booked ten accused including Managing Director of Oreva Group Jaisukh Patel under section of Indian Penal Code , , And has already arrested under 336. This incident happened last year 31 Happened on October, when the Morbi bridge was broken due to overcrowding. At the same time, the SIT investigation team has pointed out several flaws in the repair, maintenance and operation of the bridge.
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Mon, Feb 20, 2023, 9: 01 AM IST