Indian Coast Guard, Indian Navy and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) along with local administration and other agencies are carrying out search and rescue operations at the spot of the Morbi bridge collapse.
Former Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel refuted claims of the Gujarat government having any direct or indirect role and said that the renovation and opening of the bridge were done by the Morbi administration.
US President Joe Biden expressed his deepest condolences to the victims of Gujarat's Morbi bridge collapse on Sunday evening in which at least 134 people, including women and children, were killed. Australian foreign minister Penny Wong and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also expr
Army columns equipped with Engineer Stores are assisting NDRF, SDRF, IN, Coast Guard in rescue operation and assisting civil administration and police in crowd management and security.
Nine persons including officials of Oreva, the company that renovated the bridge, ticket sellers and security men have been arrested for the Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat.
"I am deeply saddened by the loss of many precious lives due to the collapse of a suspension bridge in Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Modi. On behalf of the Japanese government and people, I would like to express our heartfelt condolences to those who lost their lives and their