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Gambhira bridge accident (Google translation from Gujarati)

Harshadsinh Parmar, a Congress member of Vadodara Zila Panchayat, said that the Gambhira bridge had collapsed in 2022 itself, but no one paid attention.

July 10, 2025
In the last few years, Gujarat has witnessed some tragic incidents, and another tragedy has been added to this list when a portion of the Gambhira bridge in Vadodara district collapsed on the morning of July 9.

A large slab in the middle of this important bridge connecting Vadodara’s Padra and Anand districts collapsed, causing several vehicles, including two pickup vans, two trucks and a rickshaw, to fall into the river from a great height.

So far, the death of 20 people sitting in these vehicles and victims of the accident has been confirmed. While four people are still missing. Apart from this, five are injured.

In the whole case, the government administration is now being accused of ‘serious negligence in the maintenance and repair of the bridge’.

Against the government in this case, Harshadsinh Parmar, a Congress member of Vadodara Zila Panchayat, has claimed that he had given a memorandum to the government about the Gambhira bridge being ‘dilapidated’ about three years before the accident.

Soon after being elected as a Zila Panchayat member, I had given a memorandum regarding this bridge. On August 4, 2022, I had given a memorandum to the District Magistrate of Vadodara and the Roads and Works Department that the Gambhira bridge at Mujpur is in a very serious and dilapidated condition. In this memorandum, I had suggested immediate site inspection and taking appropriate steps and publishing the test report.

After this memorandum, the Collector had specifically suggested the Executive Engineer of the Roads and Works Department to take appropriate steps.

Harshadsinh Parmar alleges that no action was taken in this matter even after the Collector’s suggestion.

This bridge did not break today, but broke in 2022 when all of us leaders came together to present it.

Till date, no government official has conducted a field inspection of this bridge. It can only be called a man-made incident. This incident happened due to the involvement of government employees.

Dhanjibhai Padhiyar, Sarpanch of Eklabara village, located near the collapsed bridge, was one of the people who reached the spot immediately after the incident.

Talking about what happened at the time of the incident, he said, “I came to know about this incident within five minutes of the bridge breaking, as I live nearby.”

“When I reached here immediately after the incident, I saw that the bridge had broken and fallen into the river, the traffic on the bridge had completely stopped. Later, I informed the former MLA and the current MLA of this assembly constituency. And asked them to further inform the administration about this matter.”

Dhanjibhai Padhiyar said, “Four-five vehicles also fell when the bridge collapsed.”

He also questioned the ‘dilapidated condition’ of the bridge and said, “The administration and everyone knew that the condition of the bridge was dilapidated. If the administration had paid attention to this earlier, people would not have lost their lives.”

Dhanjibhai also reached the spot where the vehicles fell into the river when the bridge collapsed.

Talking about the scene of devastation in the middle of the river, he said, “Vehicles were lying on top of each other. Many people in these vehicles were screaming. Locals of Eklabara and Mujpur tried their best to save the people.”

According to the government press note, “In view of this accident, the Chief Engineer-Design of South Gujarat and a team of Chief Engineer, two bridge construction experts and two private engineers have been instructed to immediately reach the spot and investigate the causes of the bridge collapse and other technical matters and submit a report.”

Reacting to the allegations that the bridge was already dilapidated and no proper inspection was done, Chaitanyasinh Jhala, BJP MLA from Padra, told BBC Gujarati, “It is the work of the opponents to make allegations.”

He further said, “This bridge was regularly inspected and in the last inspection, no danger was found on this bridge. However, the accident that has happened is unfortunate and the government has already ordered an inquiry into its causes. More information will be known after the investigation.”

Vadodara Executive Engineer Nainesh Naikwala said in an interview to The Indian Express, “We did the proper repair work that should have been done after the inspection. At that time, we did not find any danger on the bridge.”

After the Gambhira bridge broke into two parts, officials including the collector went to inspect the bridges.

After the Gambhira accident, inspection of dilapidated and dangerous bridges in the state has started once again. In Bharuch and Narmada, teams of collectors, SDMs and experts from Gandhinagar visited various bridges.

Committee begins probe into Mujpur-Gambhira bridge accident

The Mujpur Gambhira bridge over the Mahisagar river in Padra taluka of Vadodara district collapsed. The bridge connects Anand and Vadodara, which was important for traffic from central Gujarat to Saurashtra. The death toll in the accident has risen to 15, when two trucks, two cars, a rickshaw and a pickup van fell from the bridge into the Mahisagar river. NDRF and SDRF teams are carrying out relief and rescue operations on a war footing and the work of pulling out submerged vehicles from the river is going on since this morning. A path has been prepared on the river bank for the vehicles to exit.

Police, fire and rescue teams are still present at the spot. Rescue operations are still on. District Collector Anil Dhamelia from the spot.

He is monitoring the relief and rescue operations by giving necessary guidance and instructions. To investigate the accident

A six-member committee has been constituted, which is present at the site and necessary investigation is being carried out. Local police, fire department and rescue teams are still carrying out rescue operations at the site. A truck was stuck on the side of the bridge, which is being removed. District Development Officer Mamta Hirpara, District Superintendent of Police Rohan Anand, MLA Chaitanya Singh Jhala and other officers/staff are present at the site.

Suspended

A team of experts was given the responsibility to prepare a report on the repairs, inspection and quality checks done so far of the accident-affected Mujpur-Gambhira bridge.

After the team of experts visited the accident site, based on preliminary investigation and observation of the causes of the accident, the officials found responsible for the accident, namely, Shri N.M. Naikwala, Executive Engineer, Shri U.C. Patel, Deputy Executive Engineer and Shri R.T. Patel, Deputy Executive Engineer and Shri J.V. Shah, Assistant Engineer have been suspended with immediate effect.

Apart from this, the Chief Minister has also given instructions to conduct immediate and thorough inspection of other bridges in the state, keeping in mind their safety in public interest.

Government constitutes 6-member inquiry committee to investigate bridge collapse incident
Now a committee has been constituted by the government to investigate this matter. This committee will investigate the causes, damage and negligence of the bridge collapse.

Inquiry committee constituted

Government constitutes committee to investigate Vadodara Gambhira bridge accident 6-member committee has been constituted to investigate bridge accident
More than 20 people have died due to the collapse of a bridge over the Mahisagar river near Mujpura village in Padra taluka of Vadodara district, while more than 5 people have been injured and have been taken to the hospital for treatment. Now the government has constituted a committee to investigate this matter. This committee will investigate the causes, damage and negligence of the bridge collapse.

The opposition and citizens have questioned the functioning of the responsible government department and have also leveled serious allegations of corruption against the officials. Opposition leaders have also tried to corner the BJP government of the state by raising sharp questions on the bridge collapse incident. Now the state government has constituted a committee to investigate the matter.

This committee will submit the full report of the accident to the government within 30 days. The committee will also give suggestions to prevent accidents like bridge collapse in future. Other officials including the Additional Secretary and Chief Engineer of the Road Construction Department have been included in this investigation committee.

Gambhira Bridge: Necessary Tests

What tests were required before the bridge collapsed and what could be the reasons for the accident?
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The middle part of the Gambhira bridge built on the Mahi river in Vadodara collapsed and 15 people died in this accident.

Five more people were injured in the incident, while four people are still missing.

According to a press release issued by the office of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, an inquiry has been ordered into the accident.

Now the question arises, why do bridges collapse? Why do bridges develop cracks? There are many more bridges like Gambhira in Gujarat which have become old and questions are being raised about their suitability.

What should be done to prevent such accidents? What are the reasons and factors behind the collapse of such bridges?

According to experts, every man-made structure requires regular maintenance. But the way this bridge has collapsed, it seems that there may have been ‘negligence’ in the maintenance and upkeep of the bridge.

Retired Gujarat government engineer Babubhai V. Harsoda told BBC Gujarati that looking at the kind of scenes that are visible on the Gambhira bridge, it seems that this bridge has not been inspected and maintained properly from time to time.

He said, “Structural inspection of bridges should be done before and after monsoon. Inspection should be done at least twice a year. It is the responsibility of the officials of the Road and Works Department of the government.”

“If they find this bridge dangerous during inspection, then its use should be stopped, or this bridge should be closed for big vehicles.”

Structural engineer Biren Kansara told BBC Gujarati, “This bridge was standing firmly for so many years, so there is no question on its design or construction, but there is a possibility that this happened due to lack of proper maintenance.”

According to structural engineer Mukesh Majithia, “Detailed information about this has been given in the SP 40 code in the Indian Road Congress Manual. These norms should be taken into account.”

However, he only said that this is a technical subject and no reaction can be given without adequate information about what has happened.

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B.V. Harsoda says, “According to the information received, some people had informed the concerned government officials about this ‘weakness of the bridge’, but they did not take any precaution and did not take any action.”

He says, “At the lowest level are the work assistants. Their duty is to work in the area assigned to them.”

Such constructions are constantly monitored. They have an additional assistant engineer and an assistant engineer. Their job is to take note of the report given by the work assistant and also inform their senior officer about it.

Deputy Executive Engineers come under them. Their responsibility is to solve the problems mentioned.

Navsari’s structural engineer Biren Kansara says, “The rods of the bridge have rusted. The concrete has been washed away. It seems that this bridge was not in a position to bear heavy load. Therefore, due to repeated shocks, the bridge would not have been able to bear the load.”

In the whole matter, Executive Engineer in charge of Road and Building Department A. H. Gadhvi told BBC Gujarati correspondent Shyam Bakshi that “Regular inspection of the bridge is done at the same time. Pre-monsoon inspection of the bridge is also done before the rains. Which is mostly completed in the month of April-May. Any bridge is inspected keeping in mind its design and other factors, there is a format for this.” And after inspection a report is prepared and if any defect is found in it, then it is repaired. How much time it takes to repair a defect depends on the nature of the defect.”

What precautions should be taken during bridge maintenance?

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Image caption, Experts say that special precautions should be taken especially in structures where more people gather or come and go continuously and there is a risk of a major accident.

Sources say that special precautions should be taken especially in structures where more people gather or come and go continuously and there is a risk of a major accident.

Before construction, after preparing its structural design, the design is verified by a recognized structural engineer. After verification, it is approved by the government authority.

Even after this, it is inspected by a third party to see if its design and structure are correct or not? After this, it is checked that The material used in it is of proper quality and conforms to the standards of the Bureau of Indian Standards. Only then is its use allowed.

It is the responsibility of the government agency to check all aspects of any structure built by any NGO, before opening it to the public. And it should be as per government standards.

What could be the reasons for the collapse of the bridge?
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Snehal Modi, a structural engineer of Modi Consultants, while talking to BBC Gujarati, alleged that the government has not done the necessary testing of this bridge.

Snehal Modi says, “The pictures of this collapsed bridge show that this accident must have happened due to cracks in the structural components and inadequate resistance to shear forces.”

He says, “There could be many reasons behind this. The bridge bars might have worn out due to rain or river floods. This might have damaged the concrete.”

The standard procedure that should be followed while repairing the structure cannot be ignored.

“You usually stand in the middle of the bridge and when heavy vehicles pass, the vibrations you feel give the engineer an idea of how strong the bridge is,” says B.V. Harsoda.

“Load testing is important. It shows how much load the bridge can bear. If you feel the bridge is not capable of bearing the load, traffic has to be stopped immediately. Or we have to stop the movement of heavy vehicles and put up warning boards.” Snehal Modi says, “Due to heavy rains, the pillars and slabs must have weakened. The load on it must have increased, due to which the various materials of the bridge got weakened and could not bear the load, due to which the bridge appears to have collapsed.

According to the government press release, “A team of Chief Engineer-Design and Chief Engineer of South Gujarat, two bridge construction experts and two private engineers have been instructed to immediately reach the spot and investigate the causes of the collapse of the bridge and other technical matters and submit a report.”

Responding to the allegations that the bridge was already dilapidated and was not inspected properly, BJP MLA from Padra Chaitanya Singh Jhala told BBC Gujarati, “It is the work of the opponents to make allegations.”

He further said, “This bridge was regularly inspected and there was no danger on this bridge in the last inspection. However, the accident that has happened is sad and the government has already ordered an investigation into its causes. We will get more information after the investigation.”

Vadodara Executive Engineer Nainesh Naikwala told the Indian Express in an interview, “We had completed the necessary repair work after inspection. At that time we did not see any danger on the bridge.”

What should be done to prevent such accidents?

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Experts say that load testing and retrofitting of such structures should be done continuously. In which carbon fiber wraps or steel reinforcement should be used.

Snehal Modi says, “Regular structural audit of bridges should be done. Along with this, NDT i.e. Non-Dis

Structural testing should also be done to identify their poor quality or weaknesses that are not visible from the outside.”

Experts say that load testing and retrofitting of such structures should be done regularly. In which carbon fiber wraps or steel reinforcement should be used.

The drainage system should be strengthened. So that the structure can be protected from damage caused by waterlogging.

Clear criteria should be adopted to check the quality of the bridge. In which the stress or strain or how much pressure it can withstand can be checked in real time using sensors.

Just inspection is not enough, but structures should also be repaired based on the inspection.

B. V. Harsoda says, “Non-structural repairs, called general repairs, are done for minor damage or small potholes. These are also called cosmetic repairs. If they need more strength, they are repaired to strengthen them. If a disaster has occurred and the structure is damaged, its repair is called rehabilitation repair. If it is necessary to restore the structure to its former form, it is called retrofitting.”

“That is, the structure has to be repaired as required.”

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Image caption, A few days ago, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel had said in a press release that structural work is in progress on 243 bridges where rains have affected them.

According to clause 9.2.1 of the Indian Road Congress’ SP-40 code guidelines, apart from regular inspection, such structures should be inspected continuously and, if necessary, immediately. If repairs are required, inspection should be done even after repairs.

After repairing such structures, continuous inspection should be done in six to 12 months for three to five years.

According to clause 9.4, periodic inspection is equally important. Even after the repair work is completed, it is important to check it and see that it is working properly. Periodic inspections should be carried out to check if any new defects have arisen.

Such inspections are necessary for the long-term sustainability of constructions and the safety of the public.

Experts also say that agencies or contractors who are found negligent in the use of materials should be blacklisted and care should be taken not to engage them in any road, bridge, causeway or other construction work.

However, a few days ago, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel had said in a press release that structural work is in progress on 243 bridges that have been affected by the rains.

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel also urged that steps should be taken to fix the responsibility of the contractor in cases where damage has occurred or repairs are required during the defect liability period.

He also talked about ensuring that the quality of such works is taken care of.

However, B.V. Harsoda says, “A register should be maintained as per the standards of the Indian Road Congress for inspection and monitoring of such bridges. It is necessary to maintain it, but whether it is done is a question.”

The system woke up after the Mujpur bridge accident, orders to inspect all river and railway bridges in Vadodara district

Highway Authority, Railway officials, Road and Building Department will have to inspect and prepare a report within two days

After the accident of collapse of Gambhira bridge in Mujpur village of Padra taluka, the District Collector has ordered to check the quality of all bridges in Vadodara district and asked to submit the report within two days.

In this order, emphasis has been laid on the maintenance and repair of all roads, railway related roads and river-canal related roads and their associated bridges / viaducts in Vadodara district. Teams of officials have been formed to conduct technical survey and verification of all bridges / viaducts in the district to find out whether they are in dilapidated or dangerous condition.

The four taluka-wise survey teams include provincial officers, mamlatdars, deputy executive engineers (roads and buildings – state and panchayat), Padra and The Taluka Development Officers and Chief Officers are included in Vadodara (rural), Dabhoi & Waghodiya, Karjan & Shinor, and Savli & Desar.

Along with this, a team of Project Manager, NHAI, Godhra and General Manager, NHAI, Ain, Bharuch has been constituted for National Highways. While for Railway Bridges/Pulses a team of Deputy Chief Engineer (Construction-1) and Deputy Chief Engineer (Construction-3), Western Railway, Pratapnagar, Vadodara will conduct the survey.

The officers will have to inspect the bridges in the taluka assigned to them and submit their report in person to the office within two days. A specific format has also been provided for the survey report, which will include the type of bridge, location, details of approach road, year of construction, date of last inspection and repair, present status and comments.

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9 July 2025
The middle part of the Gambhira bridge built on the Mahi river connecting Anand and Padra in Gujarat collapsed today.

Two trucks, two pickup vans and a rickshaw fell into the river, killing at least nine people.

After the incident, the state government has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the families of each person who lost their lives in the accident and Rs 50,000 to the injured.

However, a statement made by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on social media platform X after the accident is being heavily criticized. From political leaders to common people, his statement is being criticized.

What did Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel write?

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Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel wrote, “The accident caused by the collapse of one of the 23 spans of the Gambhira bridge connecting Anand and Vadodara is tragic. I pray for the peace of the souls of those killed in this accident. Instructions have been given to speak to the Vadodara Collector to make arrangements for immediate treatment of the injured and on priority basis. The fire brigade team of the local municipality and Vadodara Municipal Corporation is engaged in rescue and relief operations at the accident site with boats and swimmers, while the NDRF team has also reached the spot and joined the rescue operation.” Ahmedabad Airport, Lawrence, mother Ravinaben, BBC, Gujarati
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He wrote, “I have ordered the Road Construction Department to conduct an immediate inquiry into this accident. For this, a team of Chief Engineer – Design and Chief Engineer – South Gujarat and two other private engineers, experts in bridge construction, have been directed to immediately reach the spot and submit a report after conducting a preliminary inquiry into the causes of the collapse of the bridge and other technical matters.”

However, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel’s statement that a part of one of the 23 bridges collapsed is being criticized.

BJP leaders including Harsh Sanghvi, Purushottam Rupala have also mentioned ‘a part of the bridge collapsed’ in their tweets.

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Criticism of the Chief Minister’s statement on social media

A user Dhaval Patel wrote on the social media platform X, “What is the meaning of calling one span out of 23 spans a span? What is the problem in accepting the government’s mistake as wrong? Otherwise, the public can also decide how many seats out of 182 to give to the BJP.”

A user named Chirag Kataria said, “Will 22 spans of the bridge be usable? Don’t the people writing on your behalf on social media understand this, sir?”

A user named Amart Chauhan reacted to the Chief Minister’s post and wrote, “When 23 spans break or one span breaks, it is said that the bridge has broken…”

Another user Umang Sangani wrote angrily, “You should be ashamed of writing that one span has broken. People have been dying of exhaustion under your government for 30 years.”

A user named Kiran wrote, “Thank you very much that only one of the 23 bridges has collapsed. How long do we have to wait for the other 22 to collapse? That’s why Gujaratis should not worry about their lives.”

A user named Pranjali Rawal wrote, “No… you are wrong… it’s not the bridge, but people’s trust in you that has broken.”

A user named Sanjay Dharsandia wrote, “People of Gujarat should become self-reliant and come out of their homes. Because when a bridge collapses or any other trouble comes, BJP or government officials do not care.. only those who have lost their relatives know… because when will the soul of Gujarat wake up, only God knows…”

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Thus, Aam Aadmi Party state president Isudan Gadhvi retweeted this message of Bhupendra Patel and wrote, “Your soul is great, sir. By saying that one tenure out of 23 is broken, you are hiding your negligence and corruption even after the death of so many people?”

He wrote, “Despite the videos of local people repeatedly presenting such cases, will we pretend to investigate? The deceased families belong to our state and are our families. You should take responsibility for such tragedies.”

Congress leader Jignesh Mevani wrote, “Gambhira bridge collapsed due to BJP’s corruption. Even after incidents like Morbi incident, Takshila incident, Harni incident, Rajkot fire incident, soft CM does not care. Very shameful…”

Similarly, Aam Aadmi Party leader Gopal Italia said, “When will the soul of Gujarat wake up? So many tragedies have happened due to corruption, will the soul of Gujarat wake up now?”

Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil said, “People were complaining that the bridge is shaking, it will collapse. Money was also spent on repairing the bridge before the accident. Still, the bridge collapsed. BJP’s corruption is responsible for the incidents that have happened in Gujarat in the last few months.”

Congress leader Amit Chavda said, “Dada…if your heart is really full of compassion, then show firmness and resign along with the entire useless cabinet.”

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Image caption, An entire portion of the bridge connecting Anand Padra broke down and fell into the river
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The 45-year-old Gambhira bridge connecting Vadodara and Anand on the Mahisagar river suddenly collapsed on Wednesday morning.

So far 15 people have died in this accident.

Talking to BBC correspondent Tejas Vaidya, Vadodara Collector Anil Dhamelia said that 15 people have died in the accident. Four people are still missing and five people are injured.

Eyewitnesses say that at the time of the bridge collapse, it felt as if there was an earthquake, in which many vehicles fell into the river, although some people were rescued safely, while some lives were saved. The promptness of the local people involved in the rescue operation.

The moments described by eyewitnesses of this horrific accident are enough to shake anyone.

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“I kept shouting ‘save, save’, but no one came.

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A video of Sonal Behan screaming to save her son after the Gambhir Bridge collapsed went viral.

Sonal Behan Padhiyar escaped unhurt in this accident. She told ANI, “Our car fell next to a truck. I was sitting in the backseat of the car. People were standing on the banks. I kept screaming ‘save, save’. No one came even after shouting for an hour. After that, everyone came.”

Several members of Sonalben’s family fell into the river after the bridge collapsed. According to Sonalben, she was going to Baghdana Poonam Bhare. She was accompanied by six people, including her younger son, husband, son-in-law and brother-in-law, who were inside the trench.

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Image caption, Locals also joined the rescue operation
Dharmesh Parmar, a resident of Mohammadpara, told ANI, “I saw the video in the morning. I came to know that my family members were also involved in it. I rushed to the spot and saw that all the people in the car were submerged in the water. Only my father-in-law survived. He was injured. He was pulled out with the help of villagers.”

Like Sonalben, the driver of the pickup van that fell into the river and two people sitting next to him have also been rescued safely. While going from Borsad to Jambusar, three people named Jayeshbhai, Anwarbhai (driver) and Razakbhai jumped out of the vehicle after hearing a loud sound on the bridge.

Anwarbhai says, “When we were going from Borsad to Jambusar, the bridge collapsed from behind. And there was a loud explosion. As soon as the bridge collapsed, a Bolero van started following us, so we jumped out of the Bolero. When we looked back, many vehicles had fallen into the river below.”

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Image caption: Many vehicles, including two trucks and a pickup, fell into the water due to the collapse of the bridge.

The cooperation of the local people in the rescue operation was remarkable. Along with the rescue team, the local people also joined the rescue work and helped in pulling out the vehicles.

Jairaj Singh, a local resident of Mujpur, says, “An acquaintance of mine called me and informed me about the incident. We reached the spot within half an hour of the incident. Local people were pulling the vehicles with the help of ropes and doing rescue work. No team had reached till then. The rescue team was shouting “Save, save!”. The rescue team arrived after one or two hours.”

Local Ravibhai says, “We reached within half an hour of getting information about the incident. Local people came to help. The accident vehicle belongs to Dariyapura village and there were nine people in it. This bridge shakes when heavy vehicles move. We had complained about this many times before.”

NDRF and SDRF teams are also working. The work of pulling out the vehicles with the help of iron ropes using machines is going on. NDRF officer Rameshwar Yadav told BBC that rescue work is going on.

On hearing the news of the bridge breaking, the villagers gathered on the river bank. Local people ran and started rescue work.

According to local Rajubhai, the incident took place at 7:40 am and he reached at 8:15 am. He saw that ‘vehicles were submerged in water.’

It is worth noting that the condition of this bridge had come to light earlier as well. Dhanjibhai Padhiyar, Sarpanch of Eklabara village, said, “As soon as I got the information about the collapse of the bridge, I came here within half an hour. When I came here, I saw that about four vehicles had fallen down. There is also another bike.”

He claimed that “this bridge was dilapidated, its service life had ended.”

Abheshinh Parmar, Sarpanch of Mujpur village near the spot, said that this bridge was in dilapidated condition and there were potholes at many places.

There were potholes. Rods were also visible. Despite telling about this many times, no attention was paid.

Jagmar Singh Padhiyar, who was involved in the relief and rescue work, told news agency ANI, “I came to know about the incident at 7:30 pm, after which I rushed here. A rickshaw, a truck, a

An Eco car, a Loading Max car were in the river.”

“People were calling others here. The police also came here. Everyone together has pulled out some bodies. Some are yet to be pulled out. There are four-five vehicles in the river right now, but no bike was seen among them.”

He further says, “Five people from my village were involved in this incident, out of which a woman survived. She has been sent to the hospital.”

Rajdeep Padhiyar, another person involved in the relief and rescue work, said, “We have been here since 8 am. We have pulled out the car by tying it with ropes. Two people were alive, they have been sent to the hospital.”

What did the person who saved the people say?
Dhanjibhai Padhiyar, Sarpanch of Ekalbara village, said, “As soon as I got the information about the bridge breaking, I came here within half an hour. When I came here, I saw that about four cars had fallen down. There is another bike too.”

He claimed that “This bridge was dilapidated, its service life had expired.”

Abhesinh Parmar, sarpanch of Mujpur village near the accident site, said that the bridge was in a dilapidated condition and there were potholes in many places. Rods were also visible. Despite telling about this many times, no attention was paid.

Many members of a woman’s family have fallen into the river due to the collapse of the bridge. The woman lamented, “We were going to Baghdana Poonam Bharna. There were six people with us, including my younger son, husband, son-in-law, brother-in-law and others, who are still inside.”

Jagmar Singh Padhiya, who was involved in the relief and rescue work, told news agency ANI, “I got information about the incident at 7:30 pm, after which I ran here. A rickshaw, a truck, an Eco car and a loading Max vehicle were floating in the river.”

“People were calling here and there. The police also came. Everyone together took out some bodies. Some are yet to be pulled out. There are four-five vehicles in the river right now, but no bike was seen among them.”

He further said, “Five people from my village were involved in this incident, out of which a woman survived. She has been sent to the hospital.”

Rajdeep Padhiyar, another person involved in the relief and rescue work, said, “We have been here since 8 am. We have pulled out the car by tying it with ropes. Two people were alive, they have been sent to the hospital.”

“At first there were only villagers here, later more people also came.”

, Vadodara, Anand, Gambhira Bridge
Some pictures of the incident site have also surfaced, in which a truck is seen barely touching the bridge near the broken railing of the bridge. At the same time, some vehicles are seen lying in the river.

Apart from this, a large number of people and pedestrians are seen leaning towards the river on the bridge after the incident.

Apart from this, some policemen and vehicles are also seen on the bridge.

In a video received from the spot, health workers are seen taking the victims out of the river and taking them to the ambulance.

According to the information received, this bridge was on the way from Gambhira in Anand district to Padra and Bharuch in Vadodara district. This bridge also plays an important role in connecting Anand and Anand and Vadodara districts.

Congress and AAP accused the government
, Vadodara, Anand, Gambhira Bridge – Nachiket Mehta
Gujarat Congress leader Amit Chavda said, “A large number of vehicles pass through this bridge. Why do such incidents happen again and again? If the bridge is dangerous, it should be closed or repaired. This incident has happened due to the serious negligence of the government.”

AAP leader Isudan Gadhvi said, “This bridge accident is man-made. Four vehicles including a truck and a pickup have fallen into the river. The question is to the government and the BJP that when the public pays tax, they expect a strong system.”

Accusing the BJP of corruption, he said, “Today one is afraid to cross or go beyond the bridge. If the bridge was dilapidated, why was the traffic not stopped?”

Gambhira Bridge: ‘My son died after drinking water’, grief of woman who lost six of her family members
11 July 2025
The middle portion of the Gambhira bridge in Vadodara has collapsed. So far 15 people have died in this accident.

The tragedy of the bridge collapse on the Mahi river has shaken people.

After the Gambhira bridge collapsed, a video of Sonalben screaming to save her son went viral.

Sonalben Padhiyar survived the accident. She spoke to Sonalben Padhiyar and her family.

Sonalben, who lost six members of her family including her husband and two children in this accident, feels as if everything has been taken away from them. Sonalben and her family were going to Bagdana to fulfill the vow of giving birth to a son, when the bridge collapsed.

Gambhira Bridge: ‘Whose vow she was going to fulfill ‘He could not survive, his two-year-old son’, the grief of a woman who lost her husband, children and her family

Sonalben survived the Gambhir bridge accident, but her family is shattered.

Image caption, Sonalben survived the Gambhir bridge accident, but her family is shattered.

July 10, 2025
July 11, 2025
On Wednesday, the middle portion of the Gambhir bridge connecting Anand and Padra collapsed, killing 18 people.

A large slab in the middle of this crucial bridge connecting Padra and Anand districts of Vadodara collapsed, causing two pick-up vans, two trucks and a rickshaw to fall from a great height into the river.

In the fall.

An entire family has been shattered in this tragedy.

“She kept screaming for help, but no one came”

Sonalben, BBC, GujaratANI
Image caption, According to Sonalben, despite screaming for help, many people were not able to save their lives No one came to help for a long time.
The tragedy of the collapse of the bridge on the Mahi river shocked people

The accident has shaken the entire village. While some people have died in this accident, some have survived, including Sonalben Padhiyar.

But she has lost her two-year-old son and her family members in this accident.

Ahmedabad Airport, Lawrence, mother Ravinaben, BBC, Gujarati

‘He used to say that mother will repay the loan of 40 lakhs’, the story of a family that lost its father and son in 15 days.

He spoke to Sonalben Padhiyar and her family.

The atmosphere in Sonalben’s village Dariyapar is gloomy. The Padhiyar family is in mourning. The whole village is immersed in grief.

The screams of a woman standing on the shore have plunged the entire village into mourning.

The white bandage tied on Sonalben’s hand and the dried blood stains on it are testimony to her wound.

Of course, this pain is nothing in front of the pain of losing someone close. Six members of Sonalben’s family fell into the river and lost their lives when the bridge collapsed.

Women around Sonalben are consoling her. Her three daughters are sitting next to her, oblivious to the world. The two-year-old brother of these three daughters and their father will never return.

Anand, Padra, Gambhira, BBC, Gujarati
Image caption, The middle portion of the Gambhira bridge connecting Anand and Padra collapsed and 15 people died
Grieving Sonalben, while talking to Padhiyar, says, “We were going to Baghdana Poonam Bhare. We were seven people in total. I, my husband, my son, my daughter and three relatives were there. No one with me could survive.”

Sonalben tells about saving her life, “The rear glass of the car was broken and I came out of it.”

“I came out and pleaded for help from everyone. But no one came to help. The incident happened at seven o’clock. Everyone was evacuated at eleven o’clock.”

Vadodara: 15 people die in bridge collapse over Mahi river, what did those who went to rescue them see?

“The family was going to Bagdana to fulfill the vow of godfather but…”

Sonalben’s family drowned in front of her eyes. When Sonalben’s two-year-old son, daughter, husband and other relatives were drowning in the river, she was helplessly crying for help.

Sonalben’s husband (Rameshbhai) and their two children – two-year-old son (Naitik) and four-year-old daughter (Vedika) also lost their lives in the unfortunate incident of Gambhira bridge collapse.

According to Sonalben’s uncle Budhabhai, brother of Sonalben’s father-in-law Raoji Padhiyar, Sonalben’s son was born eleven years after four daughters. A feast was organised in the village a month ago to celebrate her birth.

She said, “The family was going to Baghdana to fulfill their vow of having a son, but nature’s eye fell on their happiness and in the morning when the family was passing near the Gambhira bridge… everything fell apart in a moment… with the bridge breaking, Sonalben’s family also fell apart.”

Sonalben says, “My two-year-old son died after drinking water, my family died, my daughter also died, what will I do with my daughters… what will I do sahab, my daughters need their father and brother, from where will I bring them… how will we spend our days now… I am completely broken.”

“This happened to me. Now the government will have to look into all this, what will happen to my daughters… my God-like man drowned after drinking water, for whom will I live? What did he do to me?”

Image caption, Sonalben’s mother-in-law Surajben

Sonalben’s mother-in-law Surajben is also in the same situation as Sonalben. She says, “My son was going on a pilgrimage. My whole family left. I never thought that our son would drown.”

Gambhira bridge accident: ‘This bridge collapsed in 2022, but no one noticed,’ why are such allegations being made?

..then one or two of us would have survived

Sonalben’s family’s condition is so pathetic that no one can console anyone. All the dreams of the family’s happy life have now drowned in the waters of the Mahi river.

Raoji Padhiyar, head of the Padhiyar family and Sonal Bhabhi’s father-in-law, says, “There were a total of seven people in the car. My two sons-in-law, my son, my son’s daughter-in-law, one of my son’s brothers and two children. Out of these, only my son’s daughter-in-law (Sonal Bhabhi) survived.”

“We went there when we got the news of the bridge collapse. My son and family had left the place some time ago. On getting the news, both of us brothers reached there on a scooter, but the police did not let us go ahead. I told them that it was my son and his family, but they did not believe me. My daughter-in-law came to me and kept saying ‘take my son out’.”

Raojibhai believes that if the police had let them in, one or two of us would have been saved.

‘People have died due to the government’s sin’
Raojibhai, Budhabhai, Gujarati
Image caption, Sonalben’s father-in-law (right) Raojibhai and uncle Budhabhai
The government is currently being accused of not maintaining the bridge. Harshadsinh Parmar, a Congress member of the Vadodara district panchayat, has claimed that he had submitted a memorandum to the government about three years before the tragedy that the Gambhira bridge was ‘dilapidated’.

Harshad Singh Parmar alleges that no action was taken in this matter even after the collector’s suggestion.

He says

“This bridge did not break today, but broke in 2022 when all of us leaders came together and gave a presentation.”

“Till date no government official has done a field inspection of this bridge. It can only be called a man-made incident. This incident happened only due to the involvement of government employees.”

Raojibhai also says in this matter, “The

o-Three years ago, a member of our district panchayat gave a presentation that the bridge is dilapidated. If big vehicles were stopped, this accident would not have happened. This is not an accident, but government negligence. The bridge has collapsed due to the negligence of these officials.”

Saying this, Raojibhai starts crying.

Raojibhai’s brother Budhabhai told the BBC, “The deceased is my nephew. My family is devastated. What did the government do for us? Crores of rupees were given in the plane crash, but now we are helpless.”

According to Budhabhai, “Despite earlier complaints, traffic was still going on. When we passed by there, we felt tremors. The bridge seemed to be shaking.”

The administration has denied the allegations in this regard.

Vadodara Executive Engineer Nainesh Naikwala told The Indian Express in an interview, “We had done the proper repair work that should have been done after inspection. We did not see any danger on the bridge at that time.”

Reacting to the allegations that the bridge was already dilapidated and was not inspected properly, Chaitanya Singh Jhala, BJP MLA from Padra, said, “It is the job of the opposition to make allegations.”

He further said, “This bridge was regularly inspected and no danger was found on this bridge in the last inspection. However, the accident that has happened is tragic and the government has already ordered an inquiry into its causes. More information will be known after the investigation.”

Gambhir bridge accident: Bridge collapsed and ‘we jumped from the car’, what did the survivors say?

July 10, 2025
The 45-year-old Gambhira bridge over the Mahisagar river connecting Vadodara and Anand suddenly collapsed on Wednesday morning.

So far 15 people have died in this tragedy.

Speaking to BBC correspondent Tejas Vaidya, Vadodara Collector Anil Dhamelia said that 15 people have died in this tragedy. Four people are still missing and five people are injured.

Eyewitnesses say that at the time of the bridge collapse, it felt like an earthquake, in which many vehicles fell into the river, although some people were rescued safely, while some people were saved due to the promptness of the local people involved in the rescue operation.

The moments described by eyewitnesses of this horrific accident are enough to shake anyone.

“I kept shouting ‘save, save’. Kept shouting ‘save, save’, but no one came.

Sonal sister, Vadodara, Gambhir Bridge ANI
After the Gambhir Bridge collapsed, a video of Sonal sister shouting to save her son went viral.

Sonal sister Padhiyar narrowly escaped this accident. She told ANI, “Our car had fallen next to a truck. I was sitting in the back of the car. People were standing on the banks. I was shouting ‘save me, save me’. No one came despite shouting for an hour. After that, everyone came.”

Several members of Sonal Bhabhi’s family fell into the river when the bridge collapsed. According to Sonal Bhabhi, they were going to Baghdana Poonam Bhar. There were six people with her, including her younger son, husband, son-in-law, brother-in-law and others who were inside the dam.

Image caption, Locals also joined the rescue operation

Dharmesh Parmar, a resident of Mohammadpara, told ANI, “I saw the video in the morning. I came to know that my family members were also involved in it. I went to the spot and saw that everyone in the car was submerged in the water. Only my wife survived. She was injured. We pulled them out with the help of the villagers.”

Like Sonalben Padhiyar, the driver of the pickup van that fell into the river and two people sitting next to him have also been rescued safely. While going from Borsad to Jambusar, three people named Jayeshbhai, Anwarbhai (driver) and Razakbhai jumped out of the vehicle after hearing a sudden loud sound on the bridge.

Anwarbhai says, “When we were going from Borsad to Jambusar, the bridge collapsed from behind. And there was a loud explosion. As soon as the bridge collapsed, the Bolero van started following us, so we jumped out of the Bolero.” When we looked back, many vehicles had already fallen into the river below.

Many vehicles, including two trucks and a pickup vehicle, fell into the water due to the collapse of the bridge.

The cooperation of the local people in the rescue operation was remarkable. Along with the rescue team, the local people also joined the rescue work and helped in pulling out the vehicles.

Jairaj Singh, a resident of Mujpur, says, “An acquaintance of mine called me and informed me about the incident. We reached the spot within half an hour of the incident. Local people were pulling the vehicles with the help of ropes and carrying out rescue operations. No team had arrived till then. A Maji was shouting “Save-save-save”. The rescue team arrived after one or two hours.”

Local Ravibhai says, “We reached within half an hour of getting information about the incident. Local people came to help. The accident vehicle belongs to Dariyapura village and nine people were riding in it. This bridge shakes when heavy vehicles pass by. We had complained many times before this.”

NDRF and SDRF teams are also working. Practice is going on to pull out vehicles with the help of iron ropes using machines. NDRF officer

Rameshwar Yadav told BBC that rescue work is going on.

On hearing the news of the bridge collapse, villagers gathered on the river bank. Local people reached the spot and started rescue work.

According to local Rajubhai, the incident took place at 7:40 am and he reached at 8:15 am. He saw that ‘vehicles were submerged in water.’

It is worth noting that the condition of this bridge was reported earlier as well. Eklabhara village sarpanch Dhanjibhai Padhiyar said, “As soon as I got the information about the bridge collapse, I reached here within half an hour. When I reached here, I saw that the bridge was submerged in water.

When I came, I saw that about four vehicles had fallen down. There was another bike too.”

He claimed that “This bridge was dilapidated, its service life had ended.”

Abhesinh Parmar, sarpanch of Mujpur village near the accident site, said that the bridge was in a dilapidated condition and there were potholes in many places. Rods were also visible. Despite complaining about this several times, no attention was paid.

Jagmar Singh Padhiyar, who was involved in the relief and rescue work, told news agency ANI, “I came to know about this incident at 7:30 pm, after which I ran here. A rickshaw, a truck, an Eco car, a loading Max vehicle were floating in the river.”

“People were calling others here. Police also came here. Everyone together has taken out some bodies. Some are yet to be taken out. There are four-five vehicles in the river right now, but no bike is visible among them.”

He further says, “Five people from my village were involved in this incident, out of which a woman survived. She has been sent to the hospital.”

Rajdeep Padhiyar, another person involved in the relief and rescue work, said, “We have been here since 8 am. We have pulled out the car by tying it with ropes. Two people were alive, they have been sent to the hospital.”

“At first only the villagers were here, later more people also came.”

What did the people who lost their relatives in the Morbi bridge accident say after the collapse of the Gambhira bridge?
13 July 2025
On Wednesday, the bridge over the Mahi river near Gambhira village in Vadodara collapsed, causing several vehicles and passengers to fall into the river and according to official information, at least 18 people died by Thursday afternoon.

After this tragedy, memories of the accident in Morbi have also been refreshed. The families of the 135 people who died in the collapse of the historic suspension bridge on the Machhu river passing through Morbi city on October 30, 2022, are still pleading for justice two and a half years after the tragedy.

Originally built in 1887, the bridge collapsed on the fifth day of reopening after repairs in October 2022.

24 hours after the collapse of Morbi Suspension Bridge In less than a month, the government filed an FIR and initiated criminal proceedings against those allegedly responsible. According to the families of the victims, they are yet to receive adequate financial compensation and justice.

People had to travel 13 km extra due to the closure of the bridge over the Mahi river

People had to travel 13 km extra due to the closure of the bridge over the Mahi river

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– 70-year-old bridge near Sevliya in Galteshwar

– Employees travelling from Sevliya to Timba in Godhra are facing increased expenses and loss of time

Sevliya: The 70-year-old dilapidated bridge over the Mahisagar river near Sevliya in Galteshwar taluka has been closed for repairs. People travelling from Sevliya to Timba and Godhra have to travel 15 km instead of two km.

After the Gambhira bridge accident, the administration woke up and repaired the potholes on the bridge over the Mahisagar river Started immediately, but a normal rain created a hole in the filled pit and the situation remained as it was.

This bridge built on the Mahisagar river is about 70 years old and is about one kilometer long. People used to use this bridge to go from Sevliya to Godhra. People coming from Sevliya to Timba and Timba to Sevliya for business used this bridge. After the Gambhir accident, the dilapidated bridge on the Mahisagar river was closed due to the notification issued by the collector for repair. The traffic on the bridge has been diverted towards the Indore-Ahmedabad Express. Due to the closure of this road, people coming from Sevliya to Timba and Timba to Sevliya have to cover an additional distance of 15 kilometers instead of two kilometers. Due to the bridge being closed for almost two months, people are facing a lot of trouble along with extra expenses and waste of time.

Six and a half decade old Bhogav bridge closed for testing

Six and a half Decade-old Bhogavo bridge closed for testing

– Located near Gundi gate on Fedra-Bagodra highway

– Many bridges like Bhogavo bridge are still in dangerous condition, when will the officials wake up?

Dhanduka: The 67-year-old Bhogavo bridge near Gundi gate on Fedra-Bagodra highway has been closed by the authorities.

This step has been taken under the structural survey of bridges after the collapse of Gambhira bridge. In view of the dilapidated condition of the bridge, it has been decided to keep it closed for testing for the time being. This is a right step for public safety, but the serious question is how many such bridges are there in Gujarat, whose condition has become dangerous, yet they continue to operate. Unfortunately, the system wakes up only after a major accident, which is like playing with the lives of people.

Now the public demands that all bridges older than 30 years should be inspected immediately. Also, dangerous bridges should be closed immediately and alternative arrangements should be implemented. A committee should be set up for regular maintenance and audit Bridge monitoring system should be installed and responsibility should be fixed for it.

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Dhanduka: Bridge built on Narmada canal also dilapidated

The bridge built on Narmada canal in Dhandhuka area is also in dilapidated condition. Thousands of vehicles ply on such places every day. The possibility of an accident cannot be ruled out at any time. According to the information received, such bridges have not been maintained properly for years.

Anand: Contractor ordered to build road worth Rs 32 lakh Road worth Rs 32 lakh Road worth Rs 32 lakh – Picture

– Verai Mat

Traders suffer due to potholes in RCC road from Amreli to Chopta

– Municipal Corporation notice for negligence in the road constructed by Karma Agency of Amreli: Traders again in trouble due to road closure while resuming road work

Anand: Anand Municipal Corporation has issued a notice to contractor Karma Agency-Amreli to rebuild the damaged part at his own expense and the broken part at his own risk.

The construction work of RCC road at a cost of Rs 32 lakh in the heart of Anand was started a month ago by the monopoly Karma Agency-Amreli. During this time the road was closed and the vegetable market was also shifted elsewhere. Due to which the wholesale and retail shopkeepers of this area suffered financial loss due to their business being closed for a month. The Municipal Corporation was also repeatedly informed in this regard.

After the completion of the RCC road work, the road was resumed. At that time due to rain the entire road was washed away and large potholes were formed. The contractor’s negligence has come to the fore in the RCC road which has become dilapidated in just one month. In this regard, the Municipal Corporation has issued a notice to Monopoly Karma Agency-Amreli to rebuild the damaged RCC road from Vehrai Mata Darwaza to Chopta at its own expense. At that time, the work of reconstruction of the part broken by the monopoly has been started.

The municipality has again closed the road due to Takladi road construction work and started repair work, due to which there is anger among the traders of the area. Traders say that on the occasion of Rakshabandhan, wholesale traders in Chopta Verai Mata area had invested from Rs 5 to 20 lakh and now when the road is closed, all the traders are likely to suffer huge losses due to lack of customers. Due to the closure of the road, many traders of the area, including food and grocery traders, are suffering financial losses every day. The negligence shown by the municipality in the construction of RCC road and the use of substandard material has ultimately caused huge losses to the traders.

When Anand was a Municipality, most of the BJP presidents of the Municipality were elected from Chopta and Verai Mata areas. This area is considered to be a stronghold of the BJP. Yet such a big negligence has happened in the construction of the RCC road.

No amount has been paid yet for the newly started work: Deputy Municipal Commissioner

Anand Municipal Corporation Deputy Municipal Commissioner S.K. Garwal has said that the work of the RCC road being prepared by the new contractor from Verai Mata Darwaza to Chopta, Anand Municipal Corporation has not yet paid the contractor for that work.

Vatrak river bridge damaged near Waghawat in Kapadwanj
July 13, 2025

Vatrak river bridge damaged near Waghawat in Kapadwanj – Image

– Heavy vehicles running recklessly on the bridge

– Iron rods on the bridge were coming out, repairs were being done, bushes had grown

Kapadwanj: Despite the Vatrak river bridge near Waghawat in Kapadwanj being damaged, overloaded vehicles are running recklessly. Immediate action has been demanded to prevent a serious accident on the bridge.

The system was activated and the rods were repaired when rods came out of the Vatrak river bridge near Waghawat in the taluka. Bushes had also grown along the bridge. Work was going on to remove the layer of soil deposited on the side of the bridge. This bridge had spread panic among the local people. It is alleged that heavy vehicles are plying on this bridge day and night by the lease holders of the sand of the Vatrak river and despite the movement of overloaded vehicles, strict action is not being taken by the administration. Due to the bridge being dilapidated, heavy vehicles have not been banned. The demand is that steps should be taken before any major accident occurs. The local people demand that the administration should immediately check the strength of the bridge.

Will any team come from Gandhinagar to inspect the bridge? No. Executive Engineer

In this regard, Deputy Executive Engineer of the Construction Department Milan Pandya said that this bridge must have been built around 2006 or 2007. A team is to be sent from Gandhinagar for the safety inspection of this bridge.

New bridge to be built after Gambhira bridge accident, state government approves Rs 212 crore
July 13, 2025

New bridge to be built after Gambhira bridge accident, state government approves Rs 212 crore On July 19, 2025, 20 people were killed in the Gambhira bridge collapse accident in Mujpur of Padra taluka of Vadodara district. The bridge accident is being investigated by the police and the government. Now, after the bridge accident, an important news is coming that a new bridge will be built on the Mahi river near Mujpur. The state government has sanctioned Rs 212 crore for the new two-lane high-level bridge. A new bridge will be built parallel to the damaged bridge. The tender process for bridge construction has been started immediately in 18 months.

New bridge to be built near Mujpur at a cost of Rs 212 crore

Two-lane high-level bridge to be built: CM

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has given administrative approval for the construction of a new two-lane bridge over the Mahi river near Mujpur in Padra taluka of Vadodara district. This bridge will connect Padra and Anklav.

The Road and Buildings Department has recently conducted a survey and prepared a detailed project report for this new bridge, which will be built parallel to the collapsed bridge. Construction of a new bridge was going on there.

Meanwhile, the accident of the bridge collapse here has created employment problems for the local people and transportation problems for the students. This has been taken into consideration.

Keeping this in mind, the Chief Minister has given immediate approval to the construction of this bridge.

Superintending Engineer of Road and Building Department N.V. Rathwa said that Mujpur approach road, which is currently two-lane, has been planned to be made four lanes and 7 meters wide. The 4.2 km road from the highway to the bridge will be made four lanes.

A new two-lane high-level bridge will be built parallel to the crashed bridge. The Chief Minister has given administrative approval of Rs 212 crore for both these works. The construction of the bridge will be completed in 18 months. Its tender process has also started.

Collector Ketan Thakkar conducted a detailed inspection of major bridges of Dhrrol taluka

July 13, 2025

Collector Ketan Thakkar conducted a detailed inspection of major bridges of Dhrrol taluka

Various bridges and constructions of the district are being inspected under a week-long special campaign to prevent road accidents or any accidents in Jamnagar district. During this, Jamnagar District Collector Ketan Thakkar personally inspected two major bridges near Soyal in Dhrrol taluka and conducted a detailed inspection. He directed the concerned officials to carry out proper work and inspection so that the structure and safety of the bridges are maintained and there are no irregularities.

It is worth noting that under the guidance of Collector Ketan Thakkar, teams have been formed to inspect various bridges in the district and they are being inspected at various places.

During this inspection, Dhrrol Prant Adhikari Swapnil Sisle and officials of the concerned departments were present with the Collector.

Complaint lodged four days after Gambhira bridge accident, now the police will also investigate with the government team
July 12, 2025

Complaint lodged four days after Gambhira bridge accident, now the police will also investigate with the government team

20 people have died in the bridge collapse accident in Mujpur of Padra taluka of Vadodara district. A complaint has finally been lodged at the Padra police station on the third day of the incident. The bridge accident will be investigated by the police and the government.

The total number of people killed in the incident of sudden collapse of the span between the third and fourth pillars of the bridge over the Mahi river connecting Mujpur in Padra taluka of Vadodara district and Gambhira in Anklav taluka of Anand district on the morning of July 9 has risen to 20. At the same time, the government has suspended some officials in the Gambhira bridge accident case. Further investigation has been started to ensure that the culprits do not escape.

The state government will provide assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the families of the deceased.

Posting on the social media platform ‘X’, the Chief Minister announced assistance and expressed his condolences to the deceased. He wrote, ‘The tragedy caused by the collapse of a part of the Gambhira bridge connecting Anand and Vadodara is extremely sad. The state government stands with full sympathy with every family affected by this tragedy.’

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The state government will give an assistance amount of Rs 4 lakh to the families of each person who lost their lives in this tragedy. Also, all medical arrangements will be made by the state government along with an assistance amount of Rs 50,000 to each person injured in the tragedy.

Mail us, we will investigate it! Surat Mayor demands investigation of ONGC bridge: NHI official’s blunt reply
July 12, 2025

The search for bodies is still going on in the bridge accident in Vadodara, Gujarat, but the indifference of government officials has not decreased. ONGC bridge, considered to be the most dangerous in Surat, has been hit by three ships and people passing through it are scared. Surat MP has also raised questions on the structural stability of this bridge. Since this bridge falls under the limits of Surat Municipal Corporation, the Mayor of Surat informed the NHI official about the condition of the bridge and its structural stability, but the official bluntly said that if you have any questions or need any information, please mail me, we will get it checked.

Before the collapse of the Vadodara-Padra bridge, this bridge was repaired and the officials claimed that this bridge would last for 100 years, but despite this an accident happened and many people lost their lives. Even after this accident, the anger of the officials has not subsided. In Surat, where the Tapi river and the sea meet, there is an ONGC bridge. Big ships have collided with this bridge three times before. Apart from this, thousands of heavy vehicles of Hazara Industries pass over this bridge and at that time the bridge shakes and due to this there is a lot of uproar among the people.

After the Padra bridge accident, Surat MP Mukesh Dalal also raised questions on the structural stability of this bridge and said that ONGC has given a presentation regarding the bridge. Earlier three ships have collided, there is a possibility that the span has been damaged.

This is a forest. Therefore, the structure stability report should be submitted to an expert agency so that any kind of loss of life can be avoided in future. A large number of heavy vehicles from the industries of Hazira pass through this bridge. The structure stability report should be prepared to avoid accidents in future.

Apart from this, the mayor of Surat also received many complaints about the movement of dangerous vehicles on this bridge. Therefore, to prevent accidents like Padra bridge in future, he called the NHI officer and sought information about the stability and functionality of this bridge. Hala

However, the official also told Mayor Dakshesh Mawani that this bridge is inspected twice a year and it was inspected in January as well and the bridge is safe. If you have any complaint or want to get any other inspection done, please mail us and we will take action accordingly.

After the Vadodara bridge accident, the state government has said to inspect all the bridges, but the reply given by the NHI official to the mayor has become a topic of discussion among the people.

If someone dies due to potholes, then a murder case will be registered against the contractor, decision of Valsad Collector

July 12, 2025

If someone dies due to potholes, then a murder case will be registered against the contractor, decision of Valsad Collector

20 innocent people have lost their lives in the bridge collapse incident in Mujpur of Padra taluka of Vadodara district. After this the system has come into action. Taking a big decision, the Valsad Collector has said that if a passenger dies due to the pothole, a case of murder will be registered against the road contractor.

According to the information received, the Valsad Collector has ordered that due to rain during the monsoon season, the roads of Ahmedabad-Mumbai National Highway No. 48 passing through Valsad district have been badly damaged, large potholes have formed in the roads. Due to which there have been problems in traffic, accidents, serious injuries and deaths. The concerned office of the National Highway Authority has been repeatedly informed about this matter through telephone and message.

If the contractor responsible for road repair does not repair the road properly within the time limit and a person dies due to the accident, then an order has been given to register a complaint under Section 223 of the Indian Penal Code for death due to criminal negligence and obstruction of public traffic as per Section 106 of the Indian Penal Code.

Health Minister visits three days after bridge collapse, Gambhira bridge collapsed due to crushing of pedestrians and joints
July 12, 2025

Health Minister visits three days after bridge collapse, Gambhira bridge collapsed due to crushing of pedestrians and joints

The state Health Minister visited the spot on Friday, three days after the bridge collapse incident at Mujpur in Padra taluka of Vadodara district, and said that preliminary investigation has revealed that a part of this bridge collapsed due to crushing of pedestrians and joints.

Inquiry committee will submit report to Chief Minister in 30 days

Health Minister Shrikesh Patel said that the committee will submit a report on the reasons for the bridge collapse to the Chief Minister within 30 days and further action will be taken based on that. Four officials of the Road and Building Department have been suspended for negligence in the initial stage. The government is still committed to take whatever action is required to be taken. He further said that the search operation after the bridge accident is in the final stage. The vehicles trapped inside have been pulled out and the bodies of the deceased have been handed over to their families.

Also Read: Vadodara Gambhira bridge accident death toll rises to 20, Health Minister reveals cause of bridge collapse

What is pedestal and articulation?

The bridge is constructed by placing girders one after the other on the pillars of the bridge. A bearing is fitted on the upper part of the pillar of each girder. This part is called pedestrian. While the joint between two girders is also called articulation.

Vadodara Gambhira bridge accident death toll rises to 20, Health Minister reveals reason for bridge collapse
July 12, 2025

Vadodara Gambhira bridge accident death toll rises to 20, Health Minister reveals reason for bridge collapse

The bridge over Mahi river connecting Mujpur in Padra taluka of Vadodara district and Gambhira in Anklav taluka of Anand district collapsed, causing people to fall into the river. Officials have recovered one more body today. While the survivor of the accident and the injured undergoing treatment at Sayaji Hospital died this morning. The death toll in the bridge accident has gone up to 20.

Body found under bridge pillar, one still missing, three patients under treatment

On the day of the accident, when the portion between the third and fourth pillars of the Gambhira bridge collapsed, 13 bodies including two innocent children were found in the operation conducted by the officials. While the bodies of five people were found during the operation on Friday. Five people injured in the accident were admitted to Sayaji Hospital. Of these, Sonalben Padhiyar of Dariyapur, who lost her entire family, was discharged. While the other four injured are undergoing treatment at Sayaji Hospital.

Also read: Villagers publicly reprimand suspended engineer in Gambhira bridge accident, video goes viral

Among them is Narendrasingh Ratansingh Param of Dehvan village in Borsad taluka.

45-year-old R died during treatment this morning. On the day of the incident, Narendrasingh Parmar and Bhupendrabhai were returning home after finishing their night shift job. Meanwhile, they fell into the water due to the collapse of the bridge. They did not drown after holding a sack floating in the water. A person saved them. After this, coming out of the boat, they were admitted to Sayaji Hospital for treatment. Which created an uproar in the family. The family alleged negligence in treatment.

The exact cause of death will be known after the PM report. At the same time, another body was found on Friday afternoon. Truck driver Sukhabhai Bhagwanbhai Vagadia, age 32 (resident of Sir) drowned in the accident

Swa village, Panchmahal) body was found under the pillar.

500 employees of the company on strike due to Gambhira bridge collapse, forced to return
July 12, 2025

500 employees of the company on strike due to Gambhira bridge collapse, forced to return

– Protest by Rishi FIBC company employees near Padra

– 4 hours extra time, luxury bus fare increasing financial burden: Operators promise to take decision within a week

Anand: After the Gambhira bridge accident, more than 500 employees of Anklav and Borsad taluka, who were going to work towards Padra, went on strike at Asodar Chowk. The operators of the private company had promised to take a decision within a week, and demanded that the company give relief in fare and reduce the time as it was increasing expenses and wasting time in going to work.
The workers sitting on strike at Asodar Chowkdi in Anklav taluka said that after the collapse of the Gambhira bridge, it has become mandatory for the youth of this area to go to work via Vasad, Vadodara. Due to this, more than 500 workers used to go to work at Rishi FIBC Company near Padra in 10 luxury buses from Borsad in Aklav taluka every day. Now, it is taking four hours more to go and return daily and now a total of 14 hours are being allotted including 9 hours of work. In return, the salary is only 500 to 550 per day. The estimated monthly fare in the bus is Rs 800 to 1400 depending on the village. Which is deducted from the salary. Now, the route is longer and the bus driver or staff has to spend more on the fare. Apart from this, the daily four-hour working hours have also increased due to the crowd, and now all the workers are sitting on strike near the bridge at Asodar Chowk.

The employees are demanding that the working hours be changed from 9 am to 5 pm to 9 am or they be given an extra hour of salary per day, and they should also be given a discount in the fare of the luxury bus. In this regard, the company management held talks with the employees late in the evening and assured them of taking a proper decision on the demands of the employees after a week, after which the employees called off the strike.

New protest in connection with Mahi river bridge accident: Activists detained

July 12, 2025

New protest in connection with Mahi river bridge accident: Activists detained

At Lal Bangla Circle in Jamnagar

The Congress protested by tying bandages and raising slogans with posters, which read that people are paying both taxes and lives due to corruption in the government.

Jamnagar: Jamnagar City Congress held a new protest at Lal Bangla Circle today in connection with the bridge accident on the Mahisagar river in Vadodara. Congress workers came out on the road wearing bandages. Police have detained 15 activists.

Many innocent citizens have died due to the collapse of the bridge over the Mahisagar river near Vadodara. A new protest was held in Jamnagar in this regard. Widespread corruption is prevalent in the BJP government of Gujarat. Due to which the innocent people of Gujarat have to pay the price of both taxes and lives, Congress workers held a public protest with posters at Lal Bangla Circle.

Congress councilors and workers took to the streets under the leadership of the city Congress president and the opposition leader of the Municipal Corporation. In which some workers protested in a new way by tying bandages on the body and raised slogans. During this, the police staff of City B Division rushed and took 15 Congress workers including the city Congress president into custody.

After the Gambhira bridge accident, the system is on. Inspection of 20 bridges in Vadodara district.

July 12, 2025

After the Gambhira bridge accident, the system is on. Inspection of 20 bridges in Vadodara district.

Symbolic
Vadodara: Cases of sudden awakening and working of the system are often seen after any accident in the state, but the system is still working even after the Gambhira bridge accident.
The construction department of Vadodara District Panchayat formed separate teams and inspected a total of 20 bridges in Waghodiya, Desar near Savli and Dabhoi talukas under the control of the District Panchayat.

After inspecting the current condition of the bridge, the teams will soon submit a report to the state government. These bridges will now also be inspected by the design cell.

Order to DDO and Collector to inspect all bridges

After the Gambhira bridge accident, the state government has ordered all the collectors and DDOs to immediately inspect the big and small bridges as well as culverts and drains in their area. In this sequence, Vadodara district has also joined the inspection.

Which major bridges of Vadodara district were inspected

Taluk Bridge

Waghodiya Karmaliyapura-Tamas

Jipura

Waghodiya Sangadol- Vasvel

Desar Shihora-Latva

Desar Pandu-Gopari

Desar Rania-Shihora

Dabhoi Dabhoi-Karnet

Dabhoi Mandwa-Karnali

Two new appointments after suspension of four engineers in Gambhira bridge case
12 July, 2025

Two new appointments after suspension of four engineers in Gambhira bridge case
After the collapse of Gambhira bridge in Vadodara, four people including Executive Engineer and Deputy Executive Engineer were suspended yesterday. In which new appointments have been made in place of Executive Engineer and Deputy Executive Engineer.

Kaushal Brahmbhatt and Deputy Executive Engineer Akshay Joshi have been appointed as Executive Engineers

Kaushal M. Brahmbhatt, working in the Executive Engineer’s office of Road and Building Department in Ahmedabad, has been transferred to Vadodara with immediate effect.

has been transferred to the post of Executive Engineer (Civil) of the Vadodara District Roads and Buildings Department. Meanwhile, Deputy Executive Engineer Akshay Dhurabhai Joshi of Roads and Buildings Sub-Division Dabhoi has been transferred and appointed as Deputy Executive Engineer (Civil) of Vadodara District Roads and Buildings Sub-Division-I. Yesterday, Executive Engineer N.M. Naikwala was suspended and Akshay Joshi was ordered to take over the charge as an interim arrangement in addition to his current responsibilities. Similarly, Deputy Executive Engineer U.C. Patel was suspended and K.B. Prajapati was ordered to take over the charge as an interim arrangement in addition to his current responsibilities.

Heavy vehicles banned for 7 months due to dilapidated condition of bridge near Paldi village

The land acquisition work is in progress, so the construction of the new bridge will take some time
July 12, 2025

Heavy vehicles banned for 7 months due to dilapidated condition of bridge near Paldi village

The bridge over Vishwamitri river near Paldi on Halol-Vadodara highway is in a dangerous condition and the entry of heavy vehicles has been banned for the next 7 months and they have been asked to use an alternate route.

The old bridge over Vishwamitri river on Lilora, Paldi, Khakharia road in Waghodiya taluka is considered dangerous and Vadodara Additional District Magistrate B.S. Patel has issued a notification saying that the bridge is in a dangerous condition and the construction of a new bridge is currently underway next to it. Since the acquisition work is incomplete, it may take about 8 months for the bridge to be completed. Movement of heavy vehicles on the old bridge will remain restricted till February 15, 2026. Paldi-Dhanora-Haripura-Jarod-Lilora road and Paldi-Shankarpura-Bodidra-Hanspura-Asoj-Lilora road will have to be used as an alternative route.

Gambhira bridge accident: ‘Only four stitches were brought, died after giving juice’, family accuses hospital

July 11, 2025

Gambhira bridge accident: ‘Only four stitches were brought, died after giving juice’, family accuses hospital

Vadodara News: So far 19 innocent citizens have died in the serious accident of collapse of Gambhir bridge connecting Vadodara and Padra. After this tragic incident, the state government has suspended four officials. In this accident, 45-year-old Narendra Singh Parmar of Dehvan village in Borsad, who was working as a security guard in a private company, died. Narendra Singh was undergoing treatment at SSG Hospital after suffering an injury above the eye in the accident. Regarding Narendra Singh’s death, the family had accused the hospital that, ‘Narendra Singh died after giving juice.’

Wife inconsolable after husband’s death

While the families of 19 deceased have lost their relatives in the Gambhir bridge accident, Narendra Singh Ratansingh Parmar of Dehvan village of Borsad taluka of Anand died today (11 July) during treatment. On hearing the news of her husband’s death, the wife’s pitiful cries sent a wave of mourning in the hospital.

Also read: Villagers publicly reprimanded the suspended engineer in Gambhir bridge accident, video goes viral

Death due to hospital negligence: Family

After the accident, Narendra Singh was treated for two days. When Narendra Singh died, his brother Siddharth Parmar has accused the doctor of SSG Hospital of negligence. He said, ‘Narendra had only four stitches after he got injured in the upper part of his eye and on the advice of the hospital management, we gave him pomegranate juice. He died after that. Yesterday he was talking properly and today this happened. Secondly, no one pays attention to the poor patient here.’

Rang Setu bridge near Poicha on Narmada river closed for heavy vehicle traffic
July 11, 2025

Rang Setu bridge near Poicha on Narmada river closed for heavy vehicle traffic

Rang Setu Bridge: Rang Setu bridge located on Dabhoi-Segwa-Rajpipla road near Poicha village on Narmada river has been closed for heavy vehicle traffic. Its notification has been published by the Collector. This decision has been taken due to the poor condition of the Rang Setu bridge. This bridge has been closed for heavy vehicle traffic till the capacity of the bridge is checked and load tested. After the closure of this bridge, it has been asked to use the alternative route.

In which heavy vehicles going from Vadodara to Rajpipla will have to use the Vadodara-Dabhoi-Tilakwada-Devaliya Chowkdi-Garudeshwar-Rajpipla route for movement. Heavy vehicles going from Segwa Chowkdi to Rajpipla have been asked to use the Segwa-Dabhoi-Tilakwada-Devaliya Chowkdi-Garudeshwar-Rajpipla route for movement. Poicha Bridge, which connects Sinor of Vadodara district and Nandod taluka of Narmada district, also known as Rang Setu Bridge, is a bridge connecting Sinor of Vadodara district and Nandod taluka of Narmada district.

Which is also known as the bridge. Which was inaugurated in the year 2005. Earlier, this bridge was closed for traffic in the year 2015-16 due to damage. Later, the bridge was repaired at a cost of 10 crores, the repair work lasted for six months. The bridge building company Gammon India and the then government officials were also accused. In the year 2021, the bridge was damaged due to the impact of the earthquake, and it was again closed for heavy vehicles at a cost of 1.25 crores. Even now the condition of the bridge is bad. In just 20 years

The bridge has deteriorated over the years. Since the bridge has a lot of heavy vehicular traffic, the government has approved the construction of a new bridge at a cost of 252 crores, and work is likely to begin by next March.

Gambhira bridge accident: Rescue operation underway to find two missing people, death toll rises to 19
July 11, 2025

Gambhira bridge accident: Rescue operation underway to find two missing people, death toll rises to 19

Gambhira bridge accident: The sudden collapse of the third and fourth pillars of the bridge over the Mahi river connecting Mujpur in Padra taluka of Vadodara district and Gambhira in Anklav taluka of Anand district on Wednesday morning has taken the total number of dead to 19. Narendra Singh Ratansingh Parmar of Dahivan village died during treatment at Sayaji Hospital today. After 13 bodies were found on the day of the accident, the rescue agency found five more bodies during investigation on Thursday. Two bodies are still missing and their search is on.

Three bodies found near the bridge and one in a half-burnt state in Dabka village

After the bridge accident on the Mahi river, the rescue operation continued throughout the day on Thursday and even at night under floodlights to pull out vehicles from the river and search for drowned people continued.

Also read: Gambhira bridge accident: Expressing condolences is no longer a formality, leaders copy-paste messages

The death toll in the rescue and relief operations has now risen to 18. Three more bodies were found during the search operation conducted by the NDRF team this morning. Of these, two bodies were found near the bridge and one body was found at the bottom of the river in Dabka village.

Teams of more than 10 agencies including NDRF, SDRF, fire department are engaged in rescue and relief operations in the Mahi river. A total of two people from Anand, Panchmahal and Bharuch districts are still missing in this accident.

On the other hand, action has been taken against the officials responsible for the Gambhira bridge accident on Thursday (July 10, 2025). 1 Executive Engineer, 2 Deputy Engineers and 1 Assistant Engineer of the Road and Building Department have been relieved from duty with immediate effect.

The state government will give an assistance amount of Rs 4 lakh to the families of the deceased

Posting on the social media platform ‘X’, the Chief Minister announced the assistance amount and expressed his condolences to the deceased. He wrote, “The tragedy caused by the collapse of a part of the Gambhira bridge connecting Anand and Vadodara is extremely sad. The state government stands with full sympathy with every family affected by this accident. The state government will provide an assistance amount of Rs 4 lakh to the heirs of each person who lost his life in this accident. Also, an assistance amount of Rs 50,000 will be provided to each person injured in the accident, as well as all medical arrangements will be arranged by the state government.”

The central government announced Rs 10 lakh. Rs 2 lakh assistance to the families of the deceased

Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on the social media platform ‘X’ and said, ‘The loss of life and property in the bridge collapse accident in Vadodara district is extremely sad. My deepest condolences to those who lost their loved ones in this accident. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured. An assistance of Rs 2 lakh will be provided to the families of each deceased from the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund (PMNRF). While the people injured in this accident will be provided assistance of Rs 50,000.’

Cracks have appeared in the bridge on the ring road of Ahmedabad, will the system wake up after an accident like Gambhira bridge?

July 11, 2025

Cracks have appeared in the bridge on the ring road of Ahmedabad, will the system wake up after an accident like Gambhira bridge?

Representative image

Ahmedabad Bridge: Big potholes have formed on the road of the bridge built on the Sabarmati river on the SP Ring Road near Kamod Circle on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. Thousands of small and big vehicle drivers pass through this bridge every day. In such a situation, aware citizens have expressed apprehension that an accident like the Gambhira Bridge can happen here anytime. Immediate repair of the road and its joints of this bridge is necessary.

The dilapidated Shastri Bridge built on the Sabarmati river near Narol in East Ahmedabad was repaired some time ago. This work was going on for a long time. However, this bridge still remains dangerous. Amidst this situation, aware citizens told that the condition of the bridge built on Sabarmati between Kamod Circle and Toll Plaza on SP Ring Road has also deteriorated. Large potholes have formed on the road of the bridge. As a result, the bridge is getting damaged due to the passage of heavy vehicles. Potholes have formed around the joints of the bridge. Movement of heavy vehicles continues on this bridge day and night.

In the case of Gambhira Bridge near Vadodara, complaints were also being received for two-three years. The administration did not pay attention to it and finally this accident happened. Due to the narrowness of the bridge near Kamod, there is a lot of movement of heavy vehicles on it. Gambhira bridge like incidents

If this happens here, there is a strong possibility of loss of life and property. Therefore, aware citizens have demanded that the concerned department take this matter seriously and immediately inspect the bridge and get the necessary repair work done.

Hatkeshwar bridge, built at a cost of 40 crores, will be demolished in six months at a cost of 3 crores

After the demolition of Hayat bridge, there is no plan to build a new bridge at this place
July 11, 2025

Hatkeshwar bridge, built at a cost of 40 crores, will be demolished in six months at a cost of 3 crores

Ahmedabad, Thursday, July 10, 2025

Hatkeshwar bridge was constructed by Ajay Infracon at a cost of Rs 40 crore. It has been more than 1500 days since the bridge was built.

This bridge which has been closed for a long time will be demolished in six months at a cost of Rs 3.90 crore. Mumbai-based Shri Ganesh Construction has been assigned the task of demolishing the Hayat Bridge. After demolishing the bridge, the contractor will use the income from the sale of other items including steel. After demolishing the Hayat Bridge, no plan will be made to build a new bridge at this place.

The Municipal Corporation had issued a tender of Rs 9.31 crore for demolishing the Hayat Hatkeshwar Bridge. Three companies were found eligible for this work. After technical evaluation by the corporation, the price paid by Shri Ganesh Construction was found to be less than the estimate of demolishing the bridge. Officials were asked the reason for the low price paid by this company. The company replied that during their inspection it was found that the cost of demolishing the bridge would be Rs 3.90 crore. Apart from this, there is a possibility of earning about Rs 4 crore from the material coming out during the demolition of the bridge. The existing Hatkeshwar Bridge will be demolished by this company in a total of six months including monsoon. Standing Committee Chairman Devangdani said that after the demolition of the existing Hatkeshwar Bridge, no new bridge will be constructed at this place.

Repair work on two bridges underway, all bridges over river in Ahmedabad to be load tested in a phased manner

Fifteen-year-old bridges to be given priority, necessary repairs to be carried out, 69 bridges inspected and repaired last year
July 11, 2025

Repair work on two bridges underway, all bridges over river in Ahmedabad to be load tested in a phased manner

Ahmedabad, Thursday, July 10, 2025

After the Gambhir bridge accident, it has been decided to load test all bridges over the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad in a phased manner. In the first phase, load tests will be conducted on three bridges. Along with conducting load tests five to six times on a bridge, the structural stability of the bridge will also be checked along with the consultancy services of that bridge. Bridges older than fifteen years will be given priority. Minor repair work has been completed on the Chimanbhai Patel Bridge. Currently, repair work is going on at Gandhi Bridge and Jivraaj Bridge. Last year, 69 bridges were inspected. Sixteen bridges and two pedestrian bridges were inspected on March-25. Necessary repairs will be done after the report comes. 42 bridges of the corporation will be inspected after the monsoon.

Ahmedabad has a total of 92 bridges, including ten bridges on the Sabarmati river, railway overbridges, railway underbridges, flyover bridges, two river bridges on Chandrabhaga, two river bridges on Kharinadhi and seven box culverts on the Kharikat canal. Of these, 76 belong to the municipal corporation, 14 to the railways, one to the National Highway Authority and one to the Vatva GIDC. After the Gambhira bridge accident, structural stability and load tests of all bridges on the Sabarmati river will be done again. Deputy Municipal Commissioner Meerant Parikh said that all bridges will be thoroughly inspected before carrying out load tests on all three bridges on the river. Citizens will be informed before load testing of bridges over the river. Necessary diversions will also be made to avoid traffic congestion. Last year, apart from nine bridges over the river, parts of railway overbridges and railway underpasses, flyoverbridges and box culverts over the Kharicut canal were inspected. After March 25, inspection work including testing of 16 bridges and two pedestrian overbridges has been completed.

Which bridges are fifteen years old?

Name Year

Sardar Bridge, New 2000

Ellis Bridge, New 2001

Ambedkar Bridge 2006

Dadhichi Bridge 2011

Subhash Bridge 1973

Sardar Bridge, Old 1940

Gandhi Bridge, Old 1942

Gandhi Bridge, New 2001

Nehru Bridge 1962

Zaghada Flyover 1998

Shreyas Flyover 2006

Bodies of two youths from Baman, Anklav found in Gambhira bridge accident

11 July, 2025

Bodies of two youths from Baman, Anklav found in Gambhira bridge accident

Village mourns as two funeral processions take place at the same time

Three friends fell into the river along with their bike as bridge collapsed while going to work

Anand: Bodies of two youths from Baman village of Anklav found in Gambhira bridge accident. The last rites of both were performed together and there was mourning in the village. While going to work, three friends fell into the river along with the bike due to the collapse of the bridge. More than 24 hours have passed since the Gambhira bridge accident. The administration and the local people are still afraid of the bodies being buried. So far 15 bodies have been found in the accident. Two youths of Baman village of Anklav taluka of Anand district died in the accident. In which the bodies of Mohanbhai Chavda and Atul Rathod were handed over to their relatives. The last rites of both the deceased were performed together today. There was mourning in the village due to the burial of both the youths of the same village together. An atmosphere of grief prevailed in the village. At the same time, it is being told that two youths are still missing. The deceased Atul Rathod had studied till B.Sc. He

He used to work in a private company near the other end of the ridge. Yesterday morning, he was going to work on a bike with his two other friends. Meanwhile, the bridge collapsed and the three friends fell into the river along with their bikes.

Another body found during NDRF search
July 11, 2025

Another body found during NDRF search

The Anand district administration team also got down to work

GPCB officials called in to prevent damage from chemical tankers

Anand: On the second day of the Gambhira bridge collapse incident in Moojpur village of Padra taluka, a team of high-ranking officials of the Road and Building Department reached the spot to search for the dead body.

The police reached the spot early in the morning for further investigation.

On the other hand, rescue teams including the NDRF were conducting search operations since morning. The district collector of Anand and the district administration team reached the spot early in the morning and inspected the work. Revenue department and police teams camped overnight. Another body was found during the search operation conducted by the NDRF early in the morning. It was sent to the Padra Community Health Center. Giving priority to ensure that the chemical tanker does not suffer any damage, officials of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board visited the spot this morning. The Vadodara Collector has also given instructions to demolish the collapsed portion if needed.

60-year-old Bhogavo bridge near Bagodra dilapidated, rods visible
July 11, 2025

60-year-old Bhogavo bridge near Bagodra dilapidated, rods visible

– Drivers troubled due to huge potholes on the bridge

– Thousands of vehicles ply on this bridge connecting Saurashtra to Central Gujarat every day: Who will be responsible if an accident happens?

Bagodara: The death toll in the collapse of the Gambhira bridge near Vadodara has risen to 16. Meanwhile, the condition of the small bridge over the Bhogavo river on the Bagodra highway is also very dilapidated. Recently, a woman Congress leader made a video viral of potholes and traffic problems on the bridge. However, no concrete work has been done. On the other hand, the work of the under-construction bridge on the Bagodra highway is stalled.

Bridge under renovation on highway incomplete for more than five years: Repeated memos for Samarkam

The Ahmedabad-Rajkot National Highway No. 47 has 24-hour vehicular traffic, and the bridge over Bhogaav river near Bagodara village is in a bad condition. This more than 60-year-old bridge is in a very dilapidated condition at present. The rods of the bridge are visible and its bark is peeling off.

This nearly three-kilometer-long bridge has small and big potholes at various places, causing traffic jams. These potholes create problems for drivers and also increase the risk of accidents.

On the other hand, the construction work of a new bridge on the highway has been going on at a snail’s pace for five years. However, no concrete steps have been taken by the administration to repair or renovate this bridge. If a major accident occurs due to such dilapidated condition, who will be responsible for it? Keeping in mind the safety of the public and drivers, there is a demand from the administration to immediately inspect this bridge and take necessary steps for necessary repair or reconstruction, so that any untoward incident can be avoided in future. It is worth noting that recently a woman Congress leader made a video viral of the potholes and traffic problem on the bridge. However, no concrete action has been taken by the administration.

Five bridges including three bridges of highway in Rajkot district dilapidated, inspection orders
July 11, 2025

Five bridges including three bridges of highway in Rajkot district dilapidated, inspection orders

Proposal to close the dilapidated bridges located on Bhadar river near Virpur, between Jetpur-Derdi and near Navagam-Anandpur for vehicular traffic: The bridge on Kalavad Road will be repaired

Rajkot: After the incident of collapse of Gambhira bridge due to gross negligence, in which many innocent people lost their lives, the government-administration, which wakes up every time after such an incident, has given instructions to inspect the bridges across the state. Accordingly, after public complaints about the weakness of five bridges, including three bridges under the control of National Highway Authority and two bridges of Road and Building Department in Rajkot city and district, the Collector has ordered to check the safety of all the bridges and submit a report within two days.

According to information received, there are complaints about the poor condition of three bridges under the National Highway Authority (1) near Virpur (Jalaram), (2) on the road between Jetpur and Derdi and (3) on the Bhadar river. In Rajkot city, near Navagam Anandpur, Shahi Bridge near Ruda, which is now under the control of the Road Construction Department (1), is in a very dilapidated condition and heavy vehicles constantly ply on it due to the presence of warehouses and transport offices there. In this regard, PWD sources said that the process of closing this bridge for traffic has been started. (2) A bridge over the river on Kalawad Road in Rajkot has been found to be in a weak condition, but there are reports that it is not particularly objectionable from the safety point of view.

Gambhira bridge accident: 18 bodies recovered so far, search operation continues, action against engineers
July 10, 2025

Gambhira bridge accident: 18 bodies recovered so far, search operation continues, action against engineers
Image source: IANS

Gambhira bridge collapse: Gambhira bridge between Padra-Jambusar in Vadodara collapsed on Wednesday (July 9), causing several vehicles to fall into the river. 18 people have died in this accident. At present, 6 officials of the Road and Building Department have been sent to investigate the incident.

A committee of members has been formed. This committee will investigate the causes of collapse, damage and negligence of the bridge. The committee is likely to submit a preliminary report by this evening. On the other hand, action has been taken today (July 10, 2025) against the officials responsible for the Gambhira bridge accident. 1 Executive Engineer, 2 Deputy Engineers and 1 Assistant Engineer of the Road and Building Department have been relieved with immediate effect.

Gambhira bridge accident: 18 bodies recovered so far, search operation continues, action against engineers

Chief Minister Bhupesh on Gambhira bridge accident

NDRF held an important meeting

The government has swung into action after the Gambhira bridge accident. An important meeting was held at the residence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar. In which the CMA has directed the officials to fix the responsibility of the accident.

Gambhira bridge accident: 18 bodies recovered so far, search operation continues, action against engineers

Many teams including NDRF are conducting search operations since this morning

On the second day of the Gambhira bridge accident (July 10), a team of officials of the Road and Building Department reached the spot for a high-level investigation since morning. Apart from Chief Engineers C. Patel and N. K. Patel, Superintending Engineers K. M. Patel, M. B. Desai and N. V. Rathwa have also joined this investigation committee of the Road and Building Department.

Gambhira bridge accident: 18 bodies recovered so far, search operation continues, action against engineers

On the other hand, rescue teams including NDRF are conducting search operations since morning. Many officials including Collector Anil Dhamelia reached the spot in the morning and inspected the operation. Revenue and police teams camped here overnight. Another body was found during the search operation conducted by the NDRF. He was sent to Padra Community Health Center. Officials of Gujarat Pollution Control Board visited the spot this morning. Also, the collector has directed that action should be taken to demolish the collapsed portion if needed.

Gambhir bridge accident: 18 bodies recovered so far, search operation continues, action against engineers

The bridge will be repaired in the year 2024 at a cost of Rs 1.18 crore

This bridge, known as Gambhira Bridge on Mahi river, connecting Vadodara and Anand districts, is 40 years old and had become dilapidated. Its structure was repaired from time to time. The Gambhira bridge was repaired in June last year at a cost of Rs 1.18 crore. It is learned that lakhs of rupees were also spent on repairs every year. It is worth noting that this bridge built on the Mahi river was constructed in the year 1985. This bridge was important for the routes from Bharuch district and Central Gujarat to Saurashtra. There was always movement of vehicles on this bridge. For the last 10 years, the condition of the bridge was bad and it had to be repaired again and again.

Gambhir bridge accident: 18 bodies recovered so far, search operation continues, action against 6 engineers –

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The state government will give assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the families of the deceased

Posting on the social media platform ‘X’, the Chief Minister announced assistance and expressed his condolences to the deceased. He wrote, ‘The loss of life due to the collapse of a part of the Gambhira bridge connecting Anand and Vadodara is extremely sad. The state government stands with full sympathy with every family affected by this tragedy. The state government will provide assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the heirs of each person who lost their lives in this tragedy. Also, assistance of Rs 50,000 to each person injured in the tragedy along with all medical arrangements will also be made by the state government.’

The central government will provide assistance of Rs 1 lakh to the families of the deceased. Rs 2 lakh assistance announced

Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on the social media platform ‘X’, saying, “The loss of life and property in the bridge collapse accident in Vadodara district is extremely sad. My deepest condolences to those who lost their loved ones in this accident. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured. An assistance of Rs 2 lakh will be provided to the families of each deceased from the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund (PMNRF). While assistance of Rs 50,000 will be provided to the people injured in this accident.” Eventually, Ahmedabad’s ‘dangerous’ Hatkeshwar bridge, built at a cost of 42 crores, will be demolished, 4 crores will be spent
July 10, 2025

Finally, Ahmedabad’s ‘dangerous’ Hatkeshwar bridge, built at a cost of 42 crores, will be demolished, 4 crores will be spent

The bridge at Hatkeshwar in Ahmedabad has been closed for the last three years due to its dilapidated condition, so it has been decided in the standing committee to demolish the ‘dangerous’ Hatkeshwar bridge built at a cost of 42 crores. The demolition of the bridge will cost 3.90 crores. The work has been assigned to a Mumbai firm. The bridge will be demolished within 3 months.

Hatkeshwar bridge will be demolished at a cost of about Rs 4 crore

The construction of Hatkeshwar bridge in Ahmedabad started in 2015 and it was opened to the public in 2017. However, it was closed after questions were raised on the quality of the bridge. After receiving reports on the quality of the bridge from various institutions by the AMC, it was found to be substandard. Ultimately

It has been decided to demolish it, after which the work of demolishing the bridge will be done in the coming days.

Standing Committee Chairman Devang Dani said, ‘The tender process was conducted three times to demolish the Hatkeshwar bridge and build a new bridge. In which no bidder came. Now, four agencies have submitted tenders in the tender issued to demolish the bridge.’

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5 bridges in Ahmedabad city in dangerous condition, report reveals

The report of the bridge inspection committee has come out. In which 5 bridges of Ahmedabad city are in dangerous condition. The report has revealed that Amar Singh Chaudhary Asar

Va bridge is in bad and critical condition. While the condition of Subhash Bridge RCC slab is said to be bad. Apart from this, the condition of Mahatma Gandhi Old Bridge Composite Bridge is also bad. The condition of the superstructure and substructure of Mahatma Gandhi New Bridge is also bad. The condition of the old Cadila bridge is said to be very bad.

Gujarat government misled the High Court regarding the condition of the bridge, Chief Justice said- be careful in monsoon
July 10, 2025

In the PIL filed by the Gujarat High Court on suo motu cognizance in the Morbi suspension bridge accident case, the Gujarat High Court had earlier sought a detailed report from the state government including the inspection of all the bridges in the state and their condition, in which the state government claimed that almost all the bridges are in perfect condition, that is, safe, but this claim of the government and the assurance given before the Gujarat High Court itself has proved to be false, misleading the court and hollow.

The High Court had asked the government to inspect all the bridges in the state and prepare a report

During the hearing of the Morbi suspension bridge accident case last year, Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal herself had expressed serious concern over the condition of other bridges in the state and strongly urged the government to ensure that such accidents do not happen again and innocent citizens do not lose their lives. The High Court had also directed the government to inspect all the bridges in the state before and after the monsoon and prepare a status report on them.

Bridges get washed away in monsoon, so be careful

The state government had also assured the High Court that all the bridges in the state would be inspected and prepared before and after the monsoon. However, during this assurance of the government, the Chief Justice made a sarcastic remark that bridges get washed away during the monsoon, so it is very important to be cautious in this matter in advance. The Chief Justice also gave the example of Uttarakhand and urged the government to take the issue seriously.

Government’s claims and arguments are misleading the High Court

In this case, the state government had from time to time submitted a status report and a counter-affidavit to the High Court, detailing the condition of all the bridges in the state, and made strong arguments claiming that the bridges are in safe condition. The government had also said that appropriate steps are being taken by the concerned officials, engineers and concerned officials by inspecting and monitoring all the bridges in the state and a status report was also submitted in this regard. However, after the Gambhira bridge accident today, the claims and arguments of the government have been exposed.

The High Court has now reprimanded the government not to let anyone’s life be lost.

Questioning the ability of the Roads and Buildings Department to maintain the historic bridge, the High Court had given an important suggestion to the government that it is the responsibility of the state government to ensure the ability, expertise and other things while giving the contract of repair or maintenance of the bridge to private individuals.

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The Chief Justice had said that consultation with the Archaeological Survey of India was necessary to preserve the heritage of the historical and ancient bridge and said that this work should be entrusted only to expert architects. The High Court had made a very sarcastic remark that it would not be fair to lose a person’s life or historical heritage.

At that time, the government had told the court that a total of 1441 bridges in the state are in good condition and the government had also assured to close the old and unusable bridges, but after today’s tragedy, the assurances, promises or repeated assurances of the government before the High Court have completely failed and are raising serious questions on the credibility of the government.

The High Court had directed the state government to take full responsibility of the bridges.

The government had said in its report that it had inspected all the bridges in the state and claimed that almost all the bridges are in good condition. When the High Court asked the government, “Are you aware of the condition of two historic bridges in Gondal?”, the government said that the bridges which are dilapidated and unusable will be closed. Therefore, the High Court had reprimanded the government and said that no bridge should be demolished. The responsibility of maintaining the prestigious bridges lies with the state government. The government should take the responsibility of repairing or maintaining all the bridges in the state instead of municipalities or municipal corporations.

People of Gujarat at the mercy of God: Many bridges in Kutch, Vadodara, Surat are dilapidated

July 10, 2025

People of Gujarat at the mercy of God: Bridges of Kutch, Vadodara, Surat and

are dilapidated

The portion between the two pillars of the bridge built on the Mahi river connecting Mujpur of Padra taluka of Vadodara district and Gambhira village of Anand district with Central Gujarat and Saurashtra collapsed with a loud bang, causing vehicles to fall into the river. 13 people have died tragically in this accident. This bridge was 40 years old and had collapsed.

People of Gujarat are at the mercy of God

After the collapse of Gambhira bridge, many old, dilapidated and dangerous bridges have now become the center of discussion across Gujarat. According to the details given by the Union Ministry of Road and Transport in the Rajya Sabha, 28 old bridges are being repaired or rebuilt in Gujarat. However, the government is silent about how many bridges are actually dangerous in Gujarat.

Bridges in Kutch

But cracks in just 7 months

The Rudramata bridge connecting the Kutch border was completed only seven months ago, but due to frequent breakage, it has to be repaired.

After the crack in the bridge in Surat, satisfaction was expressed by installing iron plates

The bridge built on the Tapi river on National Highway 48 in Kamarej, Surat is damaged for two years. Vehicles are being dropped with the help of iron plates. The movement of vehicles continues on this bridge 24 hours a day. Still, no action is being taken by the administration.

50-year-old bridge closed for heavy vehicles

The bridge built in Karanjaveri village on the Vapi Shamlaji National Highway passing through Dharampur in Valsad district has been closed for heavy vehicles for 10 days. This 50-year-old bridge has become very dilapidated. For the last six years, the government is being repeatedly informed about this bridge.

4 people from Anand district killed in Gambhira bridge accident

July 10, 2025

4 people from Anand district killed in Gambhira bridge accident

– A youth from Undel, Khambhat died when a car carrying 5 close family members going for Bagdana Darshan fell into the river.

– A 22-year-old youth from Devpuraan, Anklav died after falling from his bike.

Anand: Four people from Anklav and Khambhat in Anand district died in the Gambhira bridge accident connecting Anand and Vadodara. People from Gambhira and surrounding areas reached the spot and started rescue work when the bridge collapsed. Apart from this, fire brigade and administrative teams of Anand district also reached the spot and started rescue work. The death of four people has brought mourning in the family. Five people of the same family died in the Gambhira bridge accident. Pravinbhai Ravjibhai Jadav, 33, of Undel village in Khambhat taluka, was born in Narsinghpura, Mujpur. After leaving his wife in an Eco car in Narsinghpura, six members of the family, including his brother-in-law and two children, left for the darshan of Bapa Sitaram in Bagdana on the occasion of Guru Poonam. In the morning, when their Eco car was passing over the Gambhira Bridge, a part of the bridge suddenly broke, causing the entire Eco car to fall into the river, and five of the six people in the Eco car died tragically. In which, two innocent children named four-year-old Vaidik Rameshbhai Padhiyar and two-year-old Naitik Rameshbhai Padhiyar also died tragically, leaving the family in deep grief. Along with this, Rameshbhai Ravjibhai Padhiyar, the father of both the children traveling in the Eco car, also died. Rajeshbhai Ishwarbhai Chavda, a 22-year-old unmarried resident of Devapura village in Anklav taluka, was employed in a company located in Mahali near Dabhasa. Like every day, this morning he left Devapura on his bike to go to work and at around 7:30 am, he was passing over the Gambhira bridge. Suddenly a part of the bridge collapsed and Rajeshbhai Chavda also fell into the river along with his bike and his tragic death sent a wave of mourning across the village. The death of Ishwarbhai Chavda’s 22-year-old son, who made his living by doing farm labour, in this accident has devastated the family. Little did the family know that the company in which Rajesh Chavda was going for a job would be the last journey of his life!

List of deceased in Anand district

Name of the deceased

Age

Address

Rajeshbhai Ishwarbhai Chavda

22

Devpura village, Anklav

Pravinbhai Ravjibhai Jadav

33

Undel village, Khambhat

Kanjibhai Melabhai Machhi

40

Gambhira, Anklav

Jashubhai Shankarbhai

65

Gambhira, Anklav

Gambhira bridge accident: People of Anklav, Borsad will have to travel 40 km to Padra
10 July 2025

Gambhira bridge accident: People of Anklav, Borsad will have to travel 40 km. Back to Padra

– People’s time and expense will increase

– Employees and people going to work from both the talukas will now have to travel to Padra via Umeta or Vasad

Anand: The Gambhira bridge in Padra taluka, which connects Central Gujarat and Saurashtra, has broken into two pieces, causing trouble to the people of the surrounding areas and Anand district. People of Anklav and Borsad talukas will now have to travel 40 km more via Umeta or Vasad to reach Padra or GIDC. This will increase people’s time and expense.

Since the Gambhira bridge is a short route to Padra Jambusar, more than 3000 youth from Anklav and Borsad talukas used to travel to work daily by bike, bus, rickshaw and truck. Now with the bridge broken, all the employees will have to travel more than 40 km via Umeta or Vasad to reach Padra or GIDC.

In such a situation, a situation has arisen that the fare for commuting has become more than half of the salary. Due to which many youth may lose their jobs.

Apart from this, the problem of unemployment is also likely to arise in this area. Employees from Anand district who go to Padra Jambusar GIDC,

Calling the PAA of Nand District Collector regarding employment, he said, “Now that the bridge is broken, we will have to go via Umeta or Vasad. Currently we are being paid Rs 507 per day. Then, if we go through the new alternative route, we will have to cover a distance of more than 40 km. In such a situation, if half the salary is spent on rent, then the question is how will the family survive. If the youth of coastal areas do not get employment, then there will be a situation of not even cooking food at home. Therefore, the administration has demanded the owners of industrial units of GIDC to increase the rent amount for the employees coming from this area.

Employees will be produced before the Labor Department: Collector’s PAA

An

ANAND District Collector’s PA said that right now the main focus is on the rescue operation. Therefore, your presentation will be made to the Labor Department or other concerned departments in the coming days. The bridge is likely to take a lot of time to be built, so since the Collector has gone to Gambhira, the rescue team has been talked to in this regard, we will discuss it with them and give you a proper answer after their arrival.

Possibility of difficulties in rescue work due to full moon tide

The tide in the Sea of ​​Khambat comes on the night of full moon, that is, since the full moon tide starts from tonight, the water of the Sea of ​​Khambat comes up to Umeta. Therefore, the villagers were saying that the water is filling up in the rescue work after late night, causing delays and difficulties.

Local people rescued, video of opening the door by the administrative system goes viral

Anand: It seems that the claims of rescue work by the administrative system in the Gambhira Mujpur tragedy have proved to be hollow. According to the local villagers, the administrative system had only two boats for rescue. Apart from this, there was a lack of equipment, the police system was not letting anyone go. So the local villagers took the rescue work in their own hands and started the rescue operation by reaching the river risking their lives. Praising the administration, the villagers made the video of the administration opening the door viral.

Bridges built on Shedhi river on Kheda-Matar road and Mahi river in Sevlia dangerous
July 10, 2025

Bridges built on Shedhi river on Kheda-Matar road and Mahi river in Sevlia dangerous

– Dangerous bridges in Kheda district can cause loss of life and property

– Narrow bridges do not have railings on one side, the rods of the bridge joints are visible and there are many potholes

Nadiad: The tragedy of the Gambhira bridge, considered important to connect Anand and Vadodara districts, breaking into two pieces today has claimed the lives of more than 10 people. Innocent people have lost their lives in this accident involving five-six vehicles. In such a situation, such very dangerous bridges are also being seen in Kheda district. Among these, the bridge built on Shedhi river on Kheda-Matar road and the bridge built on Mahisagar river in Sevlia are also dangerous.

Dangerous and dilapidated bridges are also being seen. Due to these dangerous bridges in Kheda district, the possibility of a major accident at any time is haunting the drivers and the people using the bridge. Shedhi river on Kheda-Matar road is a dangerous bridge. In this regard, the applicant, a resident of Kheda, had filed a PIL before the Collector in January 2025. It has been said in the petition that the Shedhi bridge located on Kheda-Matar road is narrow. A large number of vehicles ply on it throughout the day.

Due to which vehicles come face to face. There is no way to go back and forth. Due to which there is a jam on the bridge. There is a possibility of loss of life due to the movement of pedestrians. At present, a temporary iron strip has been installed on the bridge. If pedestrians collide with vehicles or fall into the river, there is a danger for pedestrians.

I have inspected this bridge myself. The demand of the residents is that this bridge should be converted into two-way roads. In this regard, the applicant has further said that even after this representation, there has been no change in the situation. Since this bridge is one-way, it is narrow, and there is a possibility of a major accident anytime. Earlier, a memorandum was also given to the MLA, Collector and MP.

In which the Collector had written a letter to the engineer and asked to take action.

Apart from this, the bridge built on the Mahisagar river passing through Sevlia in Galteshwar taluka is also in a dangerous condition. The joints between the bridges have rusted. In such a situation, there is a demand that the system should be repaired before a major accident occurs.

Efforts will be made to repair soon: Sam. Engineer, Dakor

In this regard, Mahendrasinh Jala, Deputy Executive Engineer, Dakor Division, Roads and Buildings (State) Department, said that we have given tenders twice for the repair of this bridge. But no contractor has shown interest. Therefore, efforts will be made to repair this bridge soon.

After the Gambhira bridge accident, the Municipal Commissioner has ordered an inquiry into the condition of all the bridges in Ahmedabad. Instructions have also been given to investigate. Buildings owned by the Municipal Corporation
July 10, 2025

After the Gambhira bridge accident, the Municipal Commissioner ordered an inquiry into the condition of all the bridges in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, Wednesday, July 9, 2025

The 45-year-old Gambhira bridge over the Mahisagar river connecting Central Gujarat to Saurashtra collapsed on Wednesday morning. After this accident, Municipal Commissioner Banchanidhi Pani ordered the officials of the Bridge Project Department to check the condition of bridges, railway bridges and flyover bridges built on the river in Ahmedabad. Instructions were also given to check various buildings owned by the Municipal Corporation in the city.

Ahmedabad has 11 bridges over the Sabarmati river. Apart from this, there are 25 railway bridges, 23 railway underpasses, 20 flyover bridges, three small bridges and seven canal box culverts, i.e. a total of 89 bridges. The Municipal Commissioner directed the officials of the Bridge Project Department and the Engineering Department to check the structural stability of all these bridges and carry out prompt repairs where repairs are required and to increase the strength of the bridges. He also asked the officials to submit a report on the bridges within a week.

Which are the old bridges in Ahmedabad?

1. Kalupur Railway Overbridge – 1875

2. Lakkadiya Bridge – 1892

3. Sardar Bridge, Juno – 1940

4. Sarangpur Railway Bridge

Ridge – 1940

5. Asarwa Railway Bridge – 1940

6. Gandhi Bridge, Juno – 1942

7. Shahibaug Railway Underbridge – 1950

8. Khokhara Railway Bridge – 1960

9. Nehru Bridge – 1960

10. Parikshit Majumdar Bridge – 1968

11. Subhash Bridge – 1973

12. Girdharnagar Railway Overbridge – 1990

To go from Tarapur to Padra, you will now have to cover a distance of 110 km instead of 60 km.
July 10, 2025

From Tarapur, now you have to travel 110 km instead of 60 km to go to Padra

Traffic pressure increased on Anand Express Highway and NE-48

After the Gambhira bridge accident, the road from Tarapur to Bandhani Chowkdi, Valsan and Anand is now jammed: The movement of heavy vehicles has increased on the Vasad bridge

Anand: After the collapse of the Gambhira Mujpur bridge in Padra, the administration has now closed the Umeta and Gambhira bridges for heavy vehicles. At that time, all the heavy vehicles going towards Saurashtra have been diverted from Tarapur to Anand Express Highway and NE-48 via Bandhani Chowkdi, causing frequent jams on both these roads. At that time, the drivers of Saurashtra will now have to cover a distance of 110 km instead of 60 km to go from Tarapur to Padra.
Vehicles coming from Saurashtra have to cross the Vasad Mahi river bridge via Borsad and then through Golden Chowkdi to National Highway via Makarpura GIDC and then Atladara route to Padara Jambusar and Bharuch. On this route, drivers also have to pass through Vadodara city. Due to which, instead of the distance of 25 to 30 km from Borsad to Padara, it has become mandatory for the drivers to cover a distance of more than the estimated 80 km. While from Tarapur to Padara, instead of 60 km, a situation has arisen of covering a distance of 110 km. Due to which the cost of diesel or petrol will also increase, as well as the time will also increase because, until the new bridge is built, the vehicle traffic connecting Central Gujarat and Saurashtra, especially cargo vehicles, is likely to become very expensive.

After the Gambhira bridge accident, it is too late to create problems for heavy and commercial vehicles. The closure of Umeta and Gambhira bridges has resulted in thousands of vehicles getting stuck on two routes from Saurashtra to Central Gujarat, Surat and Mumbai. Now all the traffic is choosing Anand Express Highway or National Highway No. 48 via Tarapur Chowkadi Valsad. Due to heavy vehicles plying on such single lane roads, traffic jams are frequently occurring on the road.

There is a constant traffic jam on Samarkha Road entering the Express Highway from Anand city. Because, now the expressway is becoming easier for heavy vehicles going to Central Gujarat, including transport trucks and tankers. Also, National Highway No. 48 is also being used, but due to long queues at the toll booth near Vasad, most of the drivers are using the expressway. Motorists travelling from Bagodra in Saurashtra to Mumbai and Surat are now using the Tarapur to Bandhani Chowkadi Valsad Karamsad route, which has increased heavy vehicle traffic and is likely to continue to cause traffic problems in Anand district until a new bridge is built.

– Heavy vehicle traffic has increased on the Bandhani, Valsan, Anand route due to the absence of two toll booths.

Heavy vehicles travelling from Tarapur Chowkadi to Anand and Vasad come to only one toll booth. While going from Tarapur to Vasad via Borsad, since there is another toll booth at Dabhasi, motorists have to pay two tolls. To avoid this, it seems they are taking the shortcut route of Bandhani Chowkadi Valsan Anand.

Jambuwa and Bamangam bridges causing traffic problems near Vadodara on Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway are also dangerous
July 10, 2025

Jambuwa and Bamangam bridges causing traffic problems near Vadodara on Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway are also dangerous
Vadodara: Two bridges, which often cause traffic jams for 10 to 15 kilometers near Vadodara on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway, are also in a dangerous condition, so the administration has to pay serious attention.

The Jambuwa bridge going from Vadodara to Karjan is narrow and in a dilapidated condition. At the same time, the narrow bridge of Bamangam after the bridge is also in a similar condition. As a result, people fear that both these bridges can cause an accident anytime.

Some time ago, the river was visible below after the landslide on the Bamangam bridge, increasing the danger for two-wheeler riders. At the same time, the traffic problem also became more complicated.

It is worth noting that the surrounding villagers are also troubled due to the said narrow bridge and they have also put up barricades to prevent outside vehicles from passing through the village.

Mujpur – Gambhira Bridge Accident: Not only the bridge, the path of dreams of many students also collapsed
The daily life of the entire area was badly affected due to the collapse of the bridge
July 10, 2025

Mujpur – Gambhira Bridge Accident: Not only the bridge, the path of dreams of many students also collapsed

The collapse of the Mujpur – Gambhira bridge directly affected the daily life of the entire area and the education of the students

The arrangement of special vehicles for the students and the repair of the bridge is being demanded by the public without wasting time.

The collapse of the important Mujpur-Gambari bridge connecting Padra taluka to other areas including Bhadran and Borsad of Anand district has badly affected the daily life of the entire area. Especially, this incident will have a direct impact on the education of the students going to study in colleges and schools from Padra, Jambusar to Bhadran and Borsad. Since in case of collapse of this bridge there would be no

There is no alternative road or public transport system, so the reopening of this road may take a long time. If State Transport Corporation buses or private vehicles are not arranged immediately for students going from Padra, Miyagam, Jambusar to Bhadran and Borsad, the future of thousands of students will be in danger.

Traffic diverted to 36-year-old Umeta bridge after collapse of 31-year-old Gambhira bridge

Structural rods of dilapidated Umeta bridge are visible

Situation putting lives at risk

July 10, 2025

Traffic diverted to 36-year-old Umeta bridge after collapse of 31-year-old Gambhira bridge

The administration’s decision to divert traffic towards the 36-year-old Umeta bridge after the collapse of the 31-year-old Mujpur-Gambira bridge has created a situation that has put many lives at risk.

The Mujpur-Gambira bridge built in 1994 has cut off direct connectivity between several villages including Bhadran, Anklav Borsad, Dabhasa, Padra, Muwal. Until this bridge becomes operational, people will have to take a very long detour to Umeta and Vasad bridges. Along with this, the studies of students may also be affected. On the other hand, the administration is already working on the bridge by stopping the movement of vehicles on the Umeta bridge and the question of redevelopment or a new bridge is pending. The Umeta bridge was constructed by the PWD department in the year 1989. Today the condition of the bridge is so bad that all the rods of the bridge structure are visible. This has been reported several times. But, the administration is not behind. And due to the poor quality of work on the bridge, pothole patchwork is done every six months. Ignoring the poor structure of the Umeta bridge is like inviting another disaster. If the Umeta bridge is affected, direct connectivity with villages including Sherkhi, Bhayli, Padra, Borsad Anklav is likely to be disrupted. It is important to remind you that till the reopening of the Gambhira bridge, the Additional District Magistrate has asked small vehicles to use the Umeta bridge and heavy vehicles to use the Vasad route, and heavy vehicles have been banned from using the Umeta bridge.

An eyewitness of the Gambhira bridge accident said – ‘When the bridge broke, we jumped and the pickup fell into the river, and then…’

July 9, 2025

An eyewitness of the Gambhira bridge accident said – ‘When the bridge broke, we jumped and the pickup fell into the river, and then…’

Gambhira bridge accident: The Gambhira bridge between Padra-Jambusar in Vadodara collapsed on July 9, causing several vehicles to fall into the river. 14 people died in this accident. Out of these, the bodies of 10 have been handed over to their families. At the same time, an application has been filed in Padra police station to register a case of culpable homicide against the people responsible for the accident. The pickup driver, an eyewitness to the accident, told the entire incident.

Also read: Application in police station in Gambhira bridge accident, 10 bodies handed over to relatives

Pickup driver told the incident

Anwar Shah, the driver of the pickup vehicle that fell into the river in the Gambhira bridge accident, said, ‘The bridge was broken and there was a traffic jam. Suddenly the bridge started shaking and a loud sound came from behind. During this, before we could understand anything, the bridge broke completely. In such a situation, I and two people with me jumped from the pickup and luckily our lives were saved.’

He said, ‘Three more pickup vehicles were also present nearby at the time of the incident. We also warned two bike riders and tried to stop them. One bike rider stopped and the other fell straight into the river from under the bridge due to not being able to apply brakes.’

Also read: Video: 7 vehicles fall into river as Gambhira bridge collapses in Vadodara’s Padra, 14 dead

Anwar Shah said, “A woman was screaming loudly at the spot. Locals watched the entire incident and launched a rescue operation.” The condition of the bridge was already bad. Despite several complaints in this matter by local people and social workers, no attention was paid to it. Finally this accident happened today. The government has ordered an inquiry into the accident.

Application in police station in Gambhira bridge accident case, 10 bodies handed over to relatives
July 9, 2025

Application in police station in Gambhira bridge accident case, 10 bodies handed over to relatives

Gambhira bridge accident: A major accident occurred in Vadodara on July 9, 2025. The 40-year-old Gambhira bridge built on the Mahisagar river between Padra-Jambusar collapsed, causing a total of 7 vehicles to fall into the river. 14 people died in this accident, while more than 10 people were injured and have been sent to the hospital for treatment. A social worker has applied to the Padra police station to register a case of culpable homicide against those responsible for the Gambhira bridge accident. 10 bodies have been handed over to the family.

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DEO: ‘My son drowned…’, Sonalben lost her family in the Gambhira bridge accident while trying to fulfill her son’s wish

Social worker Lakhan Darbar has applied to the Padra police station demanding to register a case against the responsible officials regarding the Gambhira bridge accident in Vadodara. He said, ‘A memorandum was given to the officer in August 2022 last year regarding the bridge, but even then no action was taken. Innocent people lost their lives today due to the negligence of the officials.’

Also read: Video: 7 vehicles fell into the river after Gambhira bridge collapsed in Padra, Vadodara, killing 14

10 bodies handed over to relatives

Out of the 14 people killed in the accident on Padra Gambhira Mujpur bridge, bodies of 10 people have been handed over to their families so far. The bodies were handed over to their families and relatives in government vehicles.

has been taken to his home. Rescue operations are still going on at the spot. In which all the vehicles that fell into the river from the bridge are still submerged in the river.

Gambhira bridge accident: Expressing condolences is not just a formality, leaders copied-pasted messages
July 9, 2025

Gambhira bridge accident: Expressing condolences is not just a formality, leaders copied-pasted messages

Vadodara bridge collapse news: 13 people have died tragically due to the collapse of Gambhira bridge between Padra-Jambusar. This incident has once again exposed the gross negligence and carelessness of the administration. Many BJP leaders, ministers and workers, including the Chief Minister, expressed grief over the incident by posting on social media, but it was clearly visible that a formality was completed in posting it. Because all the messages are the same. It is clear that no one even tried to write with their originality.

CM’s ‘Save Lulo’

After the accident, the Chief Minister posted on the social media platform ‘X’, “The accident caused by the collapse of one of the 23 spans of the Gambhira bridge connecting Anand and Vadodara is tragic. I pray for the peace of the souls of those killed in this accident.” The opposition has called this statement ‘Save Lulo’ because it only expressed condolences instead of taking responsibility.

Formalities of BJP leaders

After the Chief Minister, many other BJP leaders like Purushottam Rupala, Rishikesh Patel, Purnesh Modi, Balvantsinh Rajput, Dhaval Patel, Vinod Chavda, Vishal Thackeray, Bhushan Ashok Bhatt, Kalpesh Patel etc. also expressed their grief by copying and pasting the same clichéd message verbatim. It was clearly visible that only formalities were completed.

The BJP leader has become a victim of massive ridicule and criticism on social media for such a clichéd response. People are raising questions that when common citizens are losing their lives, why are the leaders of the ruling party dealing with such a serious incident with just a copy-paste message? This incident has once again raised a big question mark on the administration’s negligence regarding the maintenance and safety of infrastructure in Gujarat.

Gambhira bridge accident: Expressing condolences is not just a formality, leaders copied-paste messages
Gambhira bridge accident: Expressing condolences is not just a formality, leaders copied-paste messages

Warning was also given on social media

Surprisingly, an aware citizen posted a video on social media platform ‘X’ on June 27, 2023 and warned about this bridge. He tagged the media including the Chief Minister, Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghvi, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and wrote, ‘Breaking news like Morbi will come for you too. Be ready for coverage.’ Despite this clear and serious warning, the system did not pay attention to its seriousness.

Administration inactive despite prior warning

Mujpur District Panchayat member Harshadsingh Chandubhai Parmar wrote a letter to the District Collector and Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department on August 4, 2022, drawing attention to the dangerous condition of the bridge. He clearly stated that the pillars of the bridge are defective, tremors are felt while passing through the bridge and its surface is constantly deteriorating. The letter clearly warns that if any kind of loss of life occurs in the future, the administration will be solely responsible for it.

Despite this serious memorandum from Harshadsingh Parmar, the administration did not declare the bridge dangerous and did not close it for vehicular traffic. Not only this, no investigation or test report was also issued regarding the safety of the bridge, as a result of which this horrific accident happened today and innocent people lost their lives.

Today’s accident can clearly be called a man-made disaster, because despite having ample evidence of the dilapidated condition of the bridge, they failed to take timely and appropriate action. This incident has created a need to take strict action against the responsible officials and to immediately inspect such dilapidated bridges across the state.

If the Chief Minister of Gujarat does not have the ability to run the government, he should resign: Opposition demands

July 9, 2025

If the Chief Minister of Gujarat does not have the ability to run the government, he should resign: Opposition demands

A total of 7 vehicles have fallen into the river due to the collapse of the Gambhira bridge between Padra-Jambusar in Vadodara. While a truck was seen hanging on the bridge. As soon as the incident was reported, there was a stir in the administration. So far 12 people have died in this accident.

Official information about the death has been received. At the same time, the collector said that more than 10 people have been injured. After this accident, Congress, AAP and Shankarsingh as well as the BJP government criticized the incident and demanded the resignation of the Chief Minister. Congress has described the collapse of the Gambhira bridge as not an accident but the result of the government’s negligence.

Also read: Video: 7 vehicles fell into river after Gambhira bridge collapsed in Vadodara’s Padra, 9 dead

BJP is doing its will as if it considers the public as its slaves: Shankarsinh Vaghela

In 30 years of rule, BJP’s corruption has become a python and is slowly swallowing the whole of Gujarat. Today BJP is doing its will as if it considers the public as its slaves. And when the public forgets to ask questions, the courage of such careless rulers reaches the seventh sky. As a result, the common people die.

Death is looming on the roads and bridges of Gujarat under corrupt BJP rule: AAP

Gujarat AAP president Ishudan Gadhvi called the BJP government corrupt

Or and demanded the resignation of the Chief Minister. Giving his message on social media, he said that the Gambhira bridge near Mujpur in Padra has collapsed. As a soldier of Aam Aadmi Party, I have a question to the government and BJP leaders. The public pays tax so that you do good management, and in the name of management they give you money. You eat up that money by doing corruption and the public also dies.

The lives of innocent people have no value in BJP rule. How long will these people continue to be victims of BJP’s corruption. Along with this, we want to tell the Chief Minister that politics does not run with naivety, even the house does not run with naivety. If you are not able to run this state, then you should resign. People are dying in your rule. Death is looming on the roads and bridges of Gujarat in the corrupt BJP rule.

The collapse of the Gambhira bridge is not an accident but the result of government negligence: Amit Chavda

Gujarat Congress leader Amit Chavda has described the collapse of the Gambhira bridge connecting Vadodara and Anand districts as not just an accident but the result of serious negligence of the Gujarat government. If the bridge is dangerous, it should be closed. Why does the government wake up after such incidents? Giving his reaction on the social media platform ‘x’, he has demanded strict action from the government in this matter.

Amit Chavda has said in his message that ‘the collapse of the Gambhira bridge connecting Vadodara-Anand is not an accident but the result of the negligence of the Gujarat government.’ He has demanded from the government that, ‘The government should immediately inspect all the bridges across Gujarat and make their safety certificates available to the public on the public domain.’

The Congress leader paid tribute to the departed souls who lost their lives in the accident and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured. After this incident, questions have been raised on the safety and maintenance of bridges across the state.

Apart from this, the Congress leader also raised questions on the potholes and landslides in the state after the rains and demanded the resignation of the Chief Minister. The public is troubled by the potholes and landslides caused by corruption on the roads across the state and the government does not take any action even after the memorandum and complaints of the public. This is why accidents happen and people lose their lives. Dada.. if your heart is really full of ‘tenderness’, then show ‘firmness’ and resign along with the entire (inefficient) cabinet.

When the British built bridges in India, they also wrote the date of construction of the bridge and the date of completion of the bridge on a big board. But due to the sin of this corrupt government, there is no investigation as to when the bridge was built, how long it will last and what is its condition. Due to this, today the Gambhira-Mujpur bridge connecting Anand-Vadodara district collapsed, in which some innocent people lost their lives and many were injured.

8 major accidents in Gujarat, in which the government’s ‘strict steps’ remained limited to paper only
July 9, 2025

8 major accidents in Gujarat, in which the government’s ‘strict steps’ remained limited to paper only

Major accidents keep happening in Gujarat and unfortunately, the negligence and inaction of the system comes to the fore every time. Even in incidents that could have been easily avoided, nothing is given except the assurance of “strict action” and “strict action”. Promises are made that such incidents will not happen in future, but the reality is something else.

Major accidents in the past and ‘strict action’ by the administration

Let’s take a look at some major incidents that happened before the Gambhira Bridge accident, where the administration had ordered strict action:

Kankaria ride accident (2019):

Some people died and many were injured when a joyride collapsed at Kankaria amusement park in Ahmedabad. In this incident, serious questions were raised on the maintenance and safety standards of the ride. At that time too, strict action was assured against those responsible.

Also read: Vadodara Gambhira Bridge accident: Many people missing even after seven hours

Surat Takshashila fire incident (2019):

22 students died tragically in a fire at Takshashila Arcade in Surat. In this incident, fire safety rules were completely violated in the building. Even after this fire, strict adherence to fire safety rules was said.

Bharuch Hospital Fire incident (2021)

Bharuch Kalyan Hospital, a hospital dedicated to COVID-19 patients. A total of 18 people, including at least 16 COVID-19 patients and 2 nurses, died in the fire. The fire broke out in the COVID-19 ward of the hospital. The exact cause of the fire is not yet clear, but fire safety rules were followed.

Questions were raised about power failure. Following this incident, fire safety audits and strict adherence to rules were ordered in hospitals across the state.

Ahmedabad Shrey Hospital Fire Tragedy (2020):

During the Covid pandemic, fire broke out in hospitals in Bharuch and Ahmedabad, killing patients. These incidents highlighted the shortcomings of fire safety in hospitals and investigations and action were ordered in both the cases.

Morbi Suspension Bridge Tragedy (2022):

The collapse of the historic suspension bridge over the Machhu river in Morbi resulted in the death of more than 130 people, which was a horrific tragedy. There was a clear negligence in the repair and maintenance of the bridge. A massive investigation and strict action were also ordered after this tragedy.

Vadodara Harni Boat Accident (2024):

Several innocent children and teachers lost their lives when a boat carrying school children capsized in Harni Lake in Vadodara.

died. The main reasons for this tragedy were overcrowding, lack of life jackets and violation of safety rules. The government had also announced strict action in this matter.

Also read: Garbage heaps outside Surat’s Samiti School, students’ health at risk due to serious negligence of the municipality

Rajkot Game Zone Incident (2024):

More than 30 people lost their lives in a massive fire at a TRP game zone in Rajkot. It was found that this game zone was running illegally and did not follow fire safety rules. Even after this tragedy, strict action has been ordered on game zones and such places across the state.

Gambhir Bridge Accident on Mahisagar River (July 2025):

More than 10 people died and many vehicles fell into the river due to the collapse of the Gambhira bridge between Padra-Jambusar in Vadodara. Questions are being raised on the maintenance and quality of this bridge and once again there is talk of taking ‘strict action’.

Is ‘strict action’ only on paper?

All these tragedies follow a similar pattern. An accident happens, the system sleeps, bodies pile up, the opposition attacks, and finally the government gives assurances of “strict action” and “vigilance to prevent such incidents in future”. But the question is, are these strict measures actually taken? Are those responsible given permanent punishment? And most importantly, are any lessons learnt from these incidents and concrete steps taken to prevent such tragedies in future? Let’s hope the Gambhira bridge accident at least wakes up the system and such horrific incidents never happen again in Gujarat. (Google translation from Gujarati)