Overview

• Tendering has opened for a parallel two-lane, high-level bridge next to the collapsed Gambhira span with an 18-month completion target and 4.2 km of approach roads set to be widened to four lanes.
• Rescue teams continue searching the Mahisagar River for the one remaining missing person from the July 9 collapse while salvaging vehicle wreckage.
• Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has ordered statewide safety audits of bridges and roads, prompting closures and urgent repairs on structures deemed vulnerable.
• Officials are reviewing crisis-management protocols after a hastily built wall at the collapse site inadvertently trapped three rescue vehicles.
• A scheduled demolition in Junagadh’s Mangrol taluka led to an old bridge slab collapsing without injuries, highlighting the scale of ageing infrastructure risks.