Gujarat: Four days after the tragedy of the collapse of the Mahisagar River bridge, which killed up to 20 people, the Gujarat government approved the construction of a parallel two -lane bridge on a high level on the spot. The government has also approved £212 Crore for the work -related work.
Main Minister Gujarat Bhupendra Patel granted the administrative approval of the Department of Roads and Buildings for the construction of a new bridge near Mujpur connecting the districts of Vadodar and Anand.
The state government has set a goal to build a new structure in 18 months and initiated the proceedings, PTI reported with citing an official statement.
Collapse of the Gujarat Bridge
9 July, several vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar River along the forty -year -old bridge near the village of Gambhira, which connected the districts of Anand and Vadodar.
On Friday, the number of victims increased to 20, while the search for a missing person continues after four days, the officials said.
The old bridge near the village of Gambhira was a key connection between central gujarat and saurashtra.
Two stripes to be extended to four stripes
A detailed report of the project was recently prepared by the R&B department after the survey.
The R&B NV RATHVA engineer said that the existing two -lane access road Mujpur will be expanded to four lanes and will expand to seven meters.
The section 4.2 km from the highway to the bridge will also be extended to four lanes, the engineer said, PTI said.
“The main minister approved the administrative sanction £212 Crore for these works, ”he said.
The project report said that “after the unfortunate collapse of the existing bridge, which disrupted the connectivity between the central Gujarat and Saurashtra and represented calls for local commuting and students, the main minister quickly approved this new project.”
Looking for a missing person is still ongoing
Meanwhile, searching for a missing man continued on the Mahisagar River on Sunday on the fifth day of a row, the officials said.
Rescue teams perform searching with rubber boats and other necessary equipment, adding that the debris of small vehicles has also been saved.
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