Overview

• On June 15, a 32-year-old iron pedestrian bridge in Pune’s Maval tehsil collapsed under heavy tourist footfall, resulting in four deaths and 18 serious injuries.
• Authorities say the structure had been declared unsafe and that overcrowding and ignored warning signs caused the collapse.
• Teams from the NDRF, SDRF, local police and fire services led multi-agency rescue efforts that recovered all missing persons before operations were called off on June 17.
• Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced ₹5 lakh ex-gratia compensation for each victim’s family and state-funded medical care for the injured.
• A government committee has been formed to probe structural faults and administrative lapses while preparatory work on a sanctioned ₹8 crore replacement bridge continues.