Mumbai bridge collapse News
Desai, a structural engineer whose firm had carried out audit of the bridge and declared it safe despite finding some corrosion, was arrested on the charge of negligence.
This is the third arrest made in the case and second from BMC.
Desai's firm DD Desai's Associated Engineering Consultant and Analysts Private Ltd had conducted an audit of the bridge
Three days after Himalaya foot overbridge collapse, Neeraj Desai — the structural auditor who had conducted an audit of the bridge — has been arrested by the Azad Maidan police on Monday. Watch this video to know more.
The BMC suspended Executive Engineer AR Patil, who supervised the structural audit work in 2017-18, and Assistant Engineer SF Kakulte, who supervised the repair work in 2013-14.
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered probe in footover bridge collapse in Mumbai that killed 6 and injured 30 others.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that he had asked the BMC chief Ajoy Mehta to fix "primary responsibility" for Thursday's foot overbridge collapse by the evening.
The incident happened nearly 8 months after a portion of the foot overbridge collapsed on the railway tracks near Andheri station.
The Mumbai Police issued a traffic advisory to arrest any inconvenience or confusion to the commuters.
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BJP MLA Raj Purohit demanded strict action against the engineer who gave certificate to this bridge in auditing and said that he should be arrested.
After coming to know about the incident, various celebs including megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh took to Twitter and expressed their anguish over the same.
The bridge connected the bustling Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway station with the Azad Maidan Police Station.
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The Prime Minister posted a tweet saying that his thoughts are with the families of the deceased.
Two of the injured people are in critical condition. The injured are being traeted at the St. Geroge hospital and G T hospital.
The bridge at Grant road station has cracked, hence the traffic has been diverted to Nana Chowk towards Kennedy bridge #TrafficUpdate, Mumbai Police tweeted.
While Mumbai roads were waterlogged, the suburban train services on all lines were disrupted.
The seats will be provided based on availability on the next flight.
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