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Chemical Tanker Retrieved From Collapsed Gambhira Bridge; Toll Reaches 22

Tanker retrieval completes recovery operations, ushering in replacement bridge construction under a high-level probe-driven accountability push.

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Rescue operation to retrieve a truck underway at the site of the Gambhira bridge collapse in Anand on Aug. 5 (PTI)

Overview

  • A high-risk operation by the Marines Emergency Response Centre and district officials successfully retrieved a chemical tanker dangling from the collapsed span after 27 days.
  • The official death toll rose to 22 following the hospital death of Dilip Padhiyar, and one missing man, Vikram Padhiyar, has been presumed dead with his family accepting compensation.
  • Four Gujarat Roads and Buildings engineers have been suspended and a probe ordered by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel is examining design and maintenance failures.
  • On July 13 the state awarded a ₹212 crore contract to construct a new two-lane, 900-metre parallel bridge over the Mahisagar River with an 18-month completion target.
  • State authorities have launched structural safety audits across Gujarat and are poised to enforce accountability measures to avert further infrastructure collapses.