Overview

• Search operations enter a fifth day as NDRF, SDRF and local teams scour the Mahisagar River for 22-year-old Vikram Padhiyar, the sole missing victim of the July 9 collapse.
• Four engineers from the state Roads and Buildings Department have been suspended and a high-level inquiry has been ordered to probe pedestal and articulation failures, with a comprehensive report due in 30 days.
• Gujarat authorities have closed 36 at-risk bridges and flagged 94 more for immediate inspection, while Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is auditing all city spans over 15 years old.
• The government has disbursed Rs 62 lakh in compensation to families of 15 deceased victims and four injured persons, with aid delivered through local representatives.
• Tendering for the new bridge will widen the 7-metre approach road to four lanes and upgrade a 4.2-km highway stretch to restore central Gujarat–Saurashtra connectivity.