Gujarat bridge tragedy: PM Modi meets injured at hospital; chairs meeting in Morbi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday evening met the injured in the Morbi suspension bridge collapse who are undergoing treatment at the civil hospital in the area. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel accompanied him.

A high-level meeting, chaired by the PM, is now underway in Morbi, to review the situation after the tragedy.

Prime Minister Modi along with the Gujarat Chief Minister on Tuesday visited the bridge collapse site and met those involved in rescue and relief operations.

At least 141 people, including women and children, were killed and over 100 are receiving treatment for their injuries sustained after a cable suspension bridge in Morbi town collapsed on Sunday, plunging people into the Machchhu River.

#WATCH | PM Modi meets the injured in the #MorbiBridgeCollapse incident that happened on October 30

(Source: DD) pic.twitter.com/26tXlAvnmJ

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Prime Minister Modi had chaired a high-level meeting at Raj Bhavan, Gandhinagar, on Monday to review the situation in Morbi.

The high-level meeting was attended by Bhupendra Patel, Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi, Chief Secretary and DGP of Gujarat, along with other top officials including from the Home Department of the state and Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority.

The Gujarat government has constituted a five-member committee headed to probe the bridge collapse incident.

Nine persons including officials of Oreva, the company that renovated the bridge, ticket sellers, and security men were arrested on Monday.

ALSO READ | Survivor recounts moments before collapse

(With ANI inputs)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday evening met the injured in the Morbi suspension bridge collapse who are undergoing treatment at the civil hospital in the area. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel accompanied him. A high-level meeting, chaired by the PM, is now underway in Morbi, to review the situation after the tragedy. Prime Minister Modi along with the Gujarat Chief Minister on Tuesday visited the bridge collapse site and met those involved in rescue and relief operations. At least 141 people, including women and children, were killed and over 100 are receiving treatment for their injuries sustained after a cable suspension bridge in Morbi town collapsed on Sunday, plunging people into the Machchhu River. #WATCH | PM Modi meets the injured in the #MorbiBridgeCollapse incident that happened on October 30 (Source: DD) pic.twitter.com/26tXlAvnmJ — ANI (@ANI) November 1, 2022 Prime Minister Modi had chaired a high-level meeting at Raj Bhavan, Gandhinagar, on Monday to review the situation in Morbi. ALSO READ | Morbi bridge collapse: 47 kids among those dead, two-year-old Duruku Zhala the youngest The high-level meeting was attended by Bhupendra Patel, Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi, Chief Secretary and DGP of Gujarat, along with other top officials including from the Home Department of the state and Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority. The Gujarat government has constituted a five-member committee headed to probe the bridge collapse incident. Nine persons including officials of Oreva, the company that renovated the bridge, ticket sellers, and security men were arrested on Monday. ALSO READ | Survivor recounts moments before collapse (With ANI inputs)