Vadodara: The Gujarat government has approved the construction of a steel bridge over the collapsed section of the Gambhira Bridge connecting Vadodara and Anand, at a cost of around ₹9 crore. Additionally, work on constructing a new bridge alongside the old one is also progressing. In July last year, one span of the Gambhira Bridge over the Mahi River had collapsed. As a result, traffic on the bridge was halted, causing significant hardship to motorists and pedestrians. Despite the monsoon s...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government informed the Assembly on Monday that the Gambhira bridge, which collapsed on July 9 claiming 22 lives, had been inspected barely two months earlier. On the first day of the Monsoon Session, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, who also holds the Roads and Buildings portfolio, during Question Hour stated that four officials from the department were suspended for negligence following the tragedy. The incident occurred when a section of the four-decade-old bridge ne...Read More

Ahmedabad: Following the tragic Gambiri Bridge accident that claimed 22 lives, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has intensified its investigation. The agency summoned suspended Executive Engineer N.M. Nayakwala for questioning. Nayakwala was interrogated for over seven and a half hours, and his statement was recorded. Additionally, retired Road & Building (R&B) engineer K.B. Thorat, who is currently abroad, has come under scrutiny. The Gambiri Bridge accident led to the suspension of se...Read More

Anand: Nearly a month after the collapse of the Gambhira Bridge, the tanker that had been precariously hanging from the bridge has finally been lifted to road level and moved back, paving the way for its removal. The complex and high-risk operation was carried out by the Marine Emergency Response Centre team of Vishwakarma Engineering Company, a marine salvaging expert based in Porbandar. Using two capsule balloons, the team elevated the tanker and then pulled it back onto the bridge using rope...Read More

Vadodara: Efforts have finally begun to remove a tanker that has been precariously hanging off the Gambhira bridge for the past 23 days. According to information, the responsibility for the removal work has been assigned to the Anand district collector. A team equipped with safety gear has reached the site, and detailed planning is underway to safely extract the tanker. The task has been entrusted to a private company from Porbandar, which is expected to deploy balloon technology rather than us...Read More

Vadodara: The tragic collapse of the Mujpur-Gambhira bridge, which claimed 21 lives, has plunged thousands of locals into daily hardship. The biggest struggle now is crossing the Mahi river between Padra and Anand. To avoid a diversion that adds nearly 50 km to their journey, many commuters from Anand have started crossing the river by fishing boats. The 900-metre bridge, which collapsed during peak hours a few weeks ago, has forced residents and factory workers to risk their lives every day....Read More

Vadodara: An inquiry will be conducted into the properties of five officials who are allegedly responsible for negligence that led to the collapse of the Mujpur-Gambhira bridge. According to reports, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Gandhinagar has ordered the Vadodara ACB branch to carry out this investigation. If assets disproportionate to the officials’ known income are found, a case will be filed against them. A senior official from the Vadodara ACB confirmed receiving the order from...Read More

Vadodara: Ten days have passed since the tragic collapse of the Gambhira bridge between Vadodara and Anand on July 9, which sent three trucks and several other vehicles plunging into the Mahisagar river, claiming 21 lives. Among the many pictures that surfaced on the internet, several showed a tanker that did not tumble but was left hanging precariously on the broken bridge. Even after ten days, the authorities have failed to remove this tanker, leaving the driver and owner in trouble as their l...Read More

Vadodara: In response to the hardship being faced by workers following the collapse of the Mujpur-Gambhira bridge, companies in Padra taluka have begun implementing relief measures. These actions follow the intervention of the District Industries Centre and the Gujarat Labour Department. The bridge collapse has disrupted the daily commute for around 4,000 workers from Anand district who are employed across 53 industrial units in Padra, located on the Vadodara side of the Mahi River. These units...Read More