Morbi bridge collapse: 47 youngsters amongst these lifeless, two-year-old Duruku Zhala the youngest

Express News Service

AHMEDABAD: Forty-seven youngsters below the age of 16 have formally been confirmed to be among the many almost 141 lifeless within the Morbi bridge collapse which occurred in Gujarat on Sunday night time.

They embody 31 boys and 16 ladies. The youngest sufferer is a two-year-old, Duruku Zhala.

Sources on the native hospital stated the lifeless additionally embody 58 males and 27 girls. 

Dramatic visuals from an novice video of the vacation crowd on the bridge as its suspension wires gave method had introduced the horror to the nation’s drawing rooms.

There had been stories of some youths deliberately shaking the bridge simply to get an additional kick from their perch 60 ft above the river. Complaints to the workers to self-discipline them weren’t acted upon. 

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The police had on Monday arrested 9 individuals, tasked with managing the century-old suspension bridge, for dereliction of responsibility after reserving a case in opposition to them. 

“Nine persons have been arrested so far — two managers and two ticket booking clerks, two contractors and three guards of the Oreva group that was managing the bridge,” Rajkot Range Inspector General Ashok Yadav stated. He stated technical and structural flaws and a few upkeep points had been prima facie accountable for the tragedy.

Oreva, tasked with the bridge’s administration and upkeep, is alleged to have spent Rs 2 crore on the renovation and was so eager to monetise it that it allegedly opened the bridge on October 26 to mark the Gujarati New Year with out a health certificates.

The Oreva group specialises in CFL bulbs, wall clocks and e-bikes. The firm’s contract with the Morbi municipality specified that the price of the ticket can be Rs 15 per grownup and Rs 10 per little one beneath 12 in the course of the 2022-23 and can be elevated by Rs 2 annually for the subsequent six years. Yet, tickets bought on the tragic Sunday night had been already up by Rs 2.

There was additionally the accusation that ‘650 individuals had been allowed on a bridge that might assist solely 150-200 individuals’.

Revenue Minister Rajendra Trivedi on Tuesday stated that two individuals stay lacking, and that search operations will proceed until all persons are accounted for.

Tuesday marked the third day of the rescue operations.

Two NDRF and two SDRF groups together with six platoons of the Army alongside a workforce with 18 boats from the Navy, SRPF, Air Force, and the Fire departments are concerned within the rescue ops.

NDRF commandant VVN Prasanna Kumar stated, “It is suspected that some bodies may be there on the floor of the river. So, we are seeking the help of our deep divers.”

ALSO READ | Survivor recounts moments earlier than collapse

The district collector stated {that a} round the clock management room has been established with a helpline for these looking for info.

So far, 224 individuals have been rescued, he added.

Fifteen of those individuals are below remedy in several hospitals of Morbi and two individuals are being handled on the Rajkot hospital.

73 individuals have been discharged.

The state authorities has determined to look at state-wide mourning on November 2.

ALSO READ | Morbi bridge collapse: She clung to dad’s shoulder to security and lived to inform a narrative

How the tragedy unfolded

This is how the almost 150-year-old suspension bridge over the Machchhu River in Gujarat’s Morbi collapsed on Sunday, killing 141 individuals.

8 am to six.30 pm:  The entry timings of the Morbi suspension bridge on Machchhu River 
Festival time: As it was the Diwali holidays, the variety of individuals visiting the bridge had elevated. On Sunday, there was an enormous crowd
Ticket value: Bridge tickets bought for Rs 12 for kids and Rs 17 for adults
6.17 pm: The collapse
6.45 pm:  Fire brigade personnel, locals and authorities rushed to the spot
7.00 pm: Injured taken to Morbi Civil Hosp, our bodies began arriving on the morgue
9:30 pm:  Guj CM Bhupedrabhai Patel and HM Harsh Sanghavi rushed to the spot to evaluate the state of affairs
11.30 pm: NDRF and different catastrophe response groups attain on the web site and rescue operations intensify
1.30 am, Monday: Sanghavi proclaims dying toll at 68 
Monday morning to 7:00 pm: CM and Sanghavi overview aid and rescue work all through the day
7.00 am: Home minister revises variety of victims to 132. 
By night, toll rises to 141 deaths

AHMEDABAD: Forty-seven youngsters below the age of 16 have formally been confirmed to be among the many almost 141 lifeless within the Morbi bridge collapse which occurred in Gujarat on Sunday night time.

They embody 31 boys and 16 ladies. The youngest sufferer is a two-year-old, Duruku Zhala.

Sources on the native hospital stated the lifeless additionally embody 58 males and 27 girls. 

Dramatic visuals from an novice video of the vacation crowd on the bridge as its suspension wires gave method had introduced the horror to the nation’s drawing rooms.

There had been stories of some youths deliberately shaking the bridge simply to get an additional kick from their perch 60 ft above the river. Complaints to the workers to self-discipline them weren’t acted upon. 

ALSO SEE:

The police had on Monday arrested 9 individuals, tasked with managing the century-old suspension bridge, for dereliction of responsibility after reserving a case in opposition to them. 

“Nine persons have been arrested so far — two managers and two ticket booking clerks, two contractors and three guards of the Oreva group that was managing the bridge,” Rajkot Range Inspector General Ashok Yadav stated. He stated technical and structural flaws and a few upkeep points had been prima facie accountable for the tragedy.

Oreva, tasked with the bridge’s administration and upkeep, is alleged to have spent Rs 2 crore on the renovation and was so eager to monetise it that it allegedly opened the bridge on October 26 to mark the Gujarati New Year with out a health certificates.

The Oreva group specialises in CFL bulbs, wall clocks and e-bikes. The firm’s contract with the Morbi municipality specified that the price of the ticket can be Rs 15 per grownup and Rs 10 per little one beneath 12 in the course of the 2022-23 and can be elevated by Rs 2 annually for the subsequent six years. Yet, tickets bought on the tragic Sunday night had been already up by Rs 2.

There was additionally the accusation that ‘650 individuals had been allowed on a bridge that might assist solely 150-200 individuals’.

Revenue Minister Rajendra Trivedi on Tuesday stated that two individuals stay lacking, and that search operations will proceed until all persons are accounted for.

Tuesday marked the third day of the rescue operations.

Two NDRF and two SDRF groups together with six platoons of the Army alongside a workforce with 18 boats from the Navy, SRPF, Air Force, and the Fire departments are concerned within the rescue ops.

NDRF commandant VVN Prasanna Kumar stated, “It is suspected that some bodies may be there on the floor of the river. So, we are seeking the help of our deep divers.”

ALSO READ | Survivor recounts moments earlier than collapse

The district collector stated {that a} round the clock management room has been established with a helpline for these looking for info.

So far, 224 individuals have been rescued, he added.

Fifteen of those individuals are below remedy in several hospitals of Morbi and two individuals are being handled on the Rajkot hospital.

73 individuals have been discharged.

The state authorities has determined to look at state-wide mourning on November 2.

ALSO READ | Morbi bridge collapse: She clung to dad’s shoulder to security and lived to inform a narrative

How the tragedy unfolded

This is how the almost 150-year-old suspension bridge over the Machchhu River in Gujarat’s Morbi collapsed on Sunday, killing 141 individuals.

8 am to six.30 pm:  The entry timings of the Morbi suspension bridge on Machchhu River 
Festival time: As it was the Diwali holidays, the variety of individuals visiting the bridge had elevated. On Sunday, there was an enormous crowd
Ticket value: Bridge tickets bought for Rs 12 for kids and Rs 17 for adults
6.17 pm: The collapse
6.45 pm:  Fire brigade personnel, locals and authorities rushed to the spot
7.00 pm: Injured taken to Morbi Civil Hosp, our bodies began arriving on the morgue
9:30 pm:  Guj CM Bhupedrabhai Patel and HM Harsh Sanghavi rushed to the spot to evaluate the state of affairs
11.30 pm: NDRF and different catastrophe response groups attain on the web site and rescue operations intensify
1.30 am, Monday: Sanghavi proclaims dying toll at 68 
Monday morning to 7:00 pm: CM and Sanghavi overview aid and rescue work all through the day
7.00 am: Home minister revises variety of victims to 132. 
By night, toll rises to 141 deaths