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The suspension bridge was maintained and operated by Oreva Group as per an settlement signed with the Morbi municipality (Picture: News18 File)
Ajanta Manufacturing Restricted (Oreva Group) was chargeable for the operation and upkeep of the ill-fated British-era suspension bridge on the Machchu river that collapsed on October 30
A periods court docket in Gujarat’s Morbi on Saturday adjourned until February 1 the listening to within the anticipatory bail software filed by Ajanta Manufacturing Restricted’s managing director in reference to the collapse of a suspension bridge right here in October final 12 months that killed 135 individuals.
The court docket of principal district and periods choose P C Joshi deferred the listening to of the anticipatory bail plea moved by Jaysukh Patel to February 1 as the general public prosecutor was not current.
Ajanta Manufacturing Restricted (Oreva Group) was chargeable for the operation and upkeep of the ill-fated British-era suspension bridge on the Machchu river that collapsed on October 30, killing 135 individuals and injuring greater than 100 others.
Patel had on January 16 moved the anticipatory bail plea within the periods court docket right here fearing arrest within the case with the police on account of file a cost sheet within the case within the subsequent few days.
The suspension bridge was maintained and operated by Oreva Group as per an settlement signed with the Morbi municipality.
The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report revealed that rusty cables, damaged anchor pins, and free bolts have been among the many lapses that weren’t addressed whereas renovating the suspension bridge. It revealed that the Oreva Group didn’t rent any professional company to evaluate the load-bearing capability of the bridge earlier than throwing it open to the general public.
A Particular Investigation Group (SIT) shaped by the federal government to research the matter had cited, amongst different issues, a number of lapses on the a part of Oreva Group in repairs, upkeep and operation of the bridge.
The lapses included no restriction put on the variety of individuals accessing the bridge at a given cut-off date, no restriction on the sale of tickets, resulting in unrestricted motion on the bridge and restore being carried out with out consulting competent consultants.
The group had bought 3,165 tickets on October 30 alone and there was no coordination between ticket-booking workplaces on either side of the bridge, the prosecution had informed the court docket.
As per the FIR lodged at B-division police station, a minimum of 250 to 300 individuals have been current on the bridge when it collapsed after one of many cables snapped.
Based mostly on the FIR, the police arrested 9 individuals, together with 4 from the Oreva Group, up to now within the case. They embody two managers and two ticket reserving clerks of Oreva group that was managing the bridge.
The state authorities issued a show-cause discover to the native municipality asking why it shouldn’t be dissolved for failing to discharge its duties that led to the tragedy.
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