Sanndipsinh Zala, Chief Officer of Morbi Municipality Suspended

Gandhinagar: Urban Development department of the Government of Gujarat has ordered suspension of Chief Officer of Morbi Municipality, Sandipsinh Zala. The Chief Officer had permitted over 140-year old hanging bridge in Morbi to reopen without any fitness or third-party check. The Chief Officer had not intervened and acted and shut the bridge which was reopened without a fitness check and related safety certification. 135 persons were dead as the bridge built in the British era collapsed. The bridge was handed over to private run Oreva company for fifteen years for maintenance, repair and operation. The contract was made in a completely irregular manner and done without notary and without levying stamp duty. Meanwhile Rajkot based Oreva company’s premises has been raided by Police.The rescue operation after the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy was last evening declared over by the Relief Commissioner. DeshGujarat