Following the collapse of a bridge over the Indrayani River in Maharashtra's Pune district on Sunday afternoon, the district administration on Monday announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each for the families of the four individuals who lost their lives in the tragedy.
The meeting was chaired by the State Chief Secretary, Sujata Saunik, at her office, with the Additional Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department Secretary (Roads), Divisional Commissioner of Pune, Pune District Collector, Pune Chief Executive Officer, officials from
Search and rescue operations were resumed earlier on Monday near the Indrayani River located in Talegaon in Maharashtra's Pune district after a bridge collapsed on Sunday afternoon.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday slammed the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra for the Indrayani River bridge collapse in Pune and asked Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar whether he would take responsibility for the accident, as he is the guardian minister of Pune.
Swapnil Kollam, who claims to be an eyewitness, said, "There were more than 150-200 people on the bridge but at the place where the bridge collapsed, there were more than 50 people... It is God's grace that my family is safe."
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday expressed grief over the tragic collapse of a bridge on the Indrayani River in Maharashtra's Pune, which led to the death of four people and several others injured.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), in joint operations with civil administration, has rescued four people and recovered four bodies after a narrow iron bridge collapsed over the Indrayani River near Kundmala village in Pune.
"A narrow bridge over the Indrayani River in Kundmala, Pune, collapsed. 35 people were rescued initially by local efforts. NDRF, in joint ops with civil administration, rescued 4 more alive & recovered 4 bodies. Rescue operations are ongoing," the NDRF said in a post on X.
Speaking to the media after her visit, Sule said, "The hospitals and medical teams are doing their best to instil confidence in every family. Most of the injured are thankfully not as badly hurt as initially feared. We are praying and doing everything we can to support everyone. The (state)
NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule on Sunday visited the site of the Indrayani River bridge collapse in Maharashtra's Pimpri-Chinchwad, where at least two people were killed and dozens injured.
Over 40 people have been rescued after an iron bridge collapsed over the Indrayani River near Kundamala village in Maharashtra's Pune district, CRPF Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Vaibhav Nimbalkar said on Sunday.