Morbi municipal corporation chief officer suspended: Report

Chief Officer of Morbi Nagar Palika Sandipsinh Zala has been suspended over dereliction in the Morbi mishap where a centuryold bridge collapsed sources said on FridayThe administration of Gujarats Morbi suspended the Chief Officer of Morbi Nagar Palika Sandipsinh Zala following an investigationEarlier on Tuesday Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel visited the bridge collapse site in Gujarats MorbiThe Prime Minister met those who were involved in rescue and relief operations at the Machchhu river bridge collapse site PM Modi along with Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel also visited the Civil Hospital in Morbi to meet the injuredAlso Read Morbi bridge collapse Oreva group manager calls it an Act of God in Court reveals advocateAt least 135 people including women and children were killed and over 100 are receiving treatment for their injuries sustained after a cable suspension bridge in Morbi town collapsed on Sunday plunging people into the Machchhu RiverPrime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a highlevel meeting at Raj Bhavan Gandhinagar on Monday to review the situation in MorbiThe Prime Minister was briefed on the rescue and relief operations that have been underway ever since the unfortunate mishap took place in Morbi All aspects relating to the tragedy were discussedPrime Minister emphasised on ensuring that those affected get all possible assistance a PMO release saidThe highlevel meeting was attended by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Bhai Patel Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi Chief Secretary and DGP of Gujarat along with other top officials including from the Home Department of the state and Gujarat State Disaster Management AuthorityThe Prime Minister had said earlier that there will be no laxity in rescue and relief operationsGujarat government has constituted a fivemember committee to probe the bridge collapse incidentNine persons including officials of Oreva the company that renovated the bridge ticket sellers and security men have been arrested for the Morbi bridge collapseIn the latest development the search and rescue operation was called off on Thursday night five days after a 143yearold suspension bridge collapsed into the Machchu river claiming at least 135 lives said the officialState Commissioner of Relief Harshad Patel said that no more victims were reported missing so the rescue operation was called offThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever