Gujarat Bridge Collapse: CM Suspends Four Engineers Day After Tragedy That Killed 17
By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: July 10, 2025 19:56 IST2025-07-10T19:53:06+5:302025-07-10T19:56:25+5:30
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday suspended four engineers from the Roads and Buildings (R&B) department, a day ...
Gujarat Bridge Collapse: CM Suspends Four Engineers Day After Tragedy That Killed 17
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday suspended four engineers from the Roads and Buildings (R&B) department, a day after the collapse of a section of the Mujpur-Gambhira bridge over the Mahisagar river in Vadodara district that killed at least 17 people. Eight others were injured in the incident, while search operations are ongoing for three missing individuals.
#BREAKING: Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel suspends an Executive Engineer, two Deputy Executive Engineers, and one Assistant Engineer from the Roads and Buildings Department over the Gambhira bridge accident. A high-level inquiry led to immediate action, and the CM has ordered… pic.twitter.com/DpgocDkz40
— IANS (@ians_india) July 10, 2025
According to the reports, the suspended officials include Executive Engineer N.M. Nayakawala, Deputy Executive Engineers U.C. Patel and R.T. Patel, and Assistant Engineer J.V. Shah, all from the R&B Vadodara Division.
The decision came after senior officials from the department visited the accident site in Padra taluka and submitted a preliminary report. The Chief Minister had earlier formed an expert panel to assess the entire lifespan of the bridge. The panel reviewed maintenance history, repair records, inspection reports, and quality checks before submitting its findings.
The Gujarat Government has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also declared an additional Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for the families of those killed and Rs 50,000 for the injured from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund.
The loss of lives due to the collapse of a bridge in Vadodara district, Gujarat, is deeply saddening. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. May the injured recover soon.
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) July 9, 2025
An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The…
Open in appઆણંદ વડોદરાને જોડતા ગંભીરા બ્રિજનો એક ગાળો તૂટી જવાથી સર્જાયેલી દુઘર્ટના મનને અત્યંત વ્યથિત કરનારી છે.
— Bhupendra Patel (@Bhupendrapbjp) July 9, 2025
રાજ્ય સરકાર આ દુર્ઘટનાથી અસરગ્રસ્ત પ્રત્યેક પરિવારની સાથે પૂરી સંવેદનાથી તેમની પડખે ઊભી છે.
દુર્ઘટનામાં જીવ ગુમાવનારા પ્રત્યેક વ્યક્તિના વારસદારને 4 લાખ રૂપિયાની સહાય રાજ્ય…
