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'100 Bridges Can Collapse Anytime', Minister Nitin Gadkari Tells Parliament
Weeks after a bridge collapsed under the weight of a passing truck in Manipur, the government said there were scores of bridges across the country that could come crumbling down. "Over 100 bridges can collapse anytime and they need immediate attention," Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari told Lok Sabha, according to news agency Pres...
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Rebuilt Mahad Bridge May Open For Public On June 5: Maharashtra Minister
The work of rebuilding the British-era Mahad bridge, which had collapsed in August last year and claimed around 30 lives, is almost done and it is likely to be opened for public from June 5 this year.
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Mahad Tragedy: Bodies Of 2 Suspected Victims Found In Ratnagiri
Two highly decomposed bodies, suspected to be those of Mahad bridge collapse incident victims, have been found at Velas beach in Ratnagiri district, nearly 60 km away from the mishap site, district authorities said in Mumbai today.
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Mahad Tragedy: SUV Found With 2 Bodies; Number Of Deaths Rises To 28
Navy divers today, the 11th day of search operation found the wreckage of a washed away SUV and recovered two bodies trapped inside it, taking the number of deaths in the Mahad bridge collapse to 28 even as 12 people are still missing.
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Naval Divers Locate Wreckage Of Second Bus In Mahad Tragedy
Naval divers today located wreckage of the second MSRTC bus which was washed away in the turbulent Savitri river near Mahad in Raigad district after a British-era bridge collapsed on August 2.
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Challenged By Crocs, Navy Divers Find Bus Wreckage After Mahad Bridge Collapse
Navy divers confronted crocodiles and strong currents to locate the wreckage of two buses that fell into a river after a century-old bridge collapsed on the Mumbai-Goa highway.
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National Highways Authority To Inspect All Its Old Bridges
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) today said it will conduct inspection of all its old bridges to avert Maharashtra like tragedy, in which a British era bridge across Savitri river at Mahad collapsed over a week ago.
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Mahad Bridge Was To Be Dismantled In December Last Year: Maharashtra Minister
The Maharashtra government had planned to dismantle the ill-fated British era bridge across Savitri river at Mahad, whose collapse over a week ago claimed 26 lives.
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Search Operations On Amid High Water Current, Crocodiles In River
Rescue personnel today braved high water current and crocodile hotbeds in Savitri River to trace those missing after the bridge collapse near Mahad in Raigad district even as anxious relatives expressed anger over the pace of the search operation.
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Sand Mining Not Behind Mahad Bridge Collapse: Maharashtra Minister
Maharashtra government today ruled out the possibility that the Mahad bridge collapse incident, which has claimed several lives, was the fallout of sand mining in the Savitri river.
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Number Of Deaths In Maharashtra Bridge Collapse Climbs To 24
Two more bodies were recovered today during the search operation in Savitri river where two state-run buses and some private vehicles were swept away after a British-era bridge collapsed in Mahad, taking the toll in the tragedy to 24.
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Devendra Fadnavis Announces Judicial Probe In Mahad Bridge Tragedy
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced a judicial probe into the Mahad bridge collapse following which three persons drowned and 19 others are missing.
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Mahad Bridge Collapse: 9 Bodies Found, 300 Kg Magnet Searches For Buses In Flooded River
The bodies of three women, a bus driver and five others have been found after a British-era bridge collapsed on the Mumbai-Goa highway in Maharashtra on Tuesday night.
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Bus Driver Who Drowned Was Taking Son To Mumbai For College Admission
More than 30 hours after a bridge collapsed on the highway that connects Mumbai and Goa, the body of a bus driver has been located 100 km from the point of disaster. At least 20 other people remain missing, despite expert divers searching the river Savitri which runs 40 feet deep and is swirling with dangerous monsoon currents.
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After Mahad Bridge Collapse, 300 Kg Magnet Searches For Buses In Flooded River
The driver of one of the buses that fell into a river after a British-era bridge collapsed on the Mumbai-Goa highway in Maharashtra on Tuesday has been found dead.
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'100 Bridges Can Collapse Anytime', Minister Nitin Gadkari Tells Parliament
Weeks after a bridge collapsed under the weight of a passing truck in Manipur, the government said there were scores of bridges across the country that could come crumbling down. "Over 100 bridges can collapse anytime and they need immediate attention," Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari told Lok Sabha, according to news agency Pres...
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Rebuilt Mahad Bridge May Open For Public On June 5: Maharashtra Minister
The work of rebuilding the British-era Mahad bridge, which had collapsed in August last year and claimed around 30 lives, is almost done and it is likely to be opened for public from June 5 this year.
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Mahad Tragedy: Bodies Of 2 Suspected Victims Found In Ratnagiri
Two highly decomposed bodies, suspected to be those of Mahad bridge collapse incident victims, have been found at Velas beach in Ratnagiri district, nearly 60 km away from the mishap site, district authorities said in Mumbai today.
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Mahad Tragedy: SUV Found With 2 Bodies; Number Of Deaths Rises To 28
Navy divers today, the 11th day of search operation found the wreckage of a washed away SUV and recovered two bodies trapped inside it, taking the number of deaths in the Mahad bridge collapse to 28 even as 12 people are still missing.
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Naval Divers Locate Wreckage Of Second Bus In Mahad Tragedy
Naval divers today located wreckage of the second MSRTC bus which was washed away in the turbulent Savitri river near Mahad in Raigad district after a British-era bridge collapsed on August 2.
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Challenged By Crocs, Navy Divers Find Bus Wreckage After Mahad Bridge Collapse
Navy divers confronted crocodiles and strong currents to locate the wreckage of two buses that fell into a river after a century-old bridge collapsed on the Mumbai-Goa highway.
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National Highways Authority To Inspect All Its Old Bridges
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) today said it will conduct inspection of all its old bridges to avert Maharashtra like tragedy, in which a British era bridge across Savitri river at Mahad collapsed over a week ago.
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Mahad Bridge Was To Be Dismantled In December Last Year: Maharashtra Minister
The Maharashtra government had planned to dismantle the ill-fated British era bridge across Savitri river at Mahad, whose collapse over a week ago claimed 26 lives.
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Search Operations On Amid High Water Current, Crocodiles In River
Rescue personnel today braved high water current and crocodile hotbeds in Savitri River to trace those missing after the bridge collapse near Mahad in Raigad district even as anxious relatives expressed anger over the pace of the search operation.
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Sand Mining Not Behind Mahad Bridge Collapse: Maharashtra Minister
Maharashtra government today ruled out the possibility that the Mahad bridge collapse incident, which has claimed several lives, was the fallout of sand mining in the Savitri river.
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Number Of Deaths In Maharashtra Bridge Collapse Climbs To 24
Two more bodies were recovered today during the search operation in Savitri river where two state-run buses and some private vehicles were swept away after a British-era bridge collapsed in Mahad, taking the toll in the tragedy to 24.
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Devendra Fadnavis Announces Judicial Probe In Mahad Bridge Tragedy
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced a judicial probe into the Mahad bridge collapse following which three persons drowned and 19 others are missing.
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Mahad Bridge Collapse: 9 Bodies Found, 300 Kg Magnet Searches For Buses In Flooded River
The bodies of three women, a bus driver and five others have been found after a British-era bridge collapsed on the Mumbai-Goa highway in Maharashtra on Tuesday night.
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Bus Driver Who Drowned Was Taking Son To Mumbai For College Admission
More than 30 hours after a bridge collapsed on the highway that connects Mumbai and Goa, the body of a bus driver has been located 100 km from the point of disaster. At least 20 other people remain missing, despite expert divers searching the river Savitri which runs 40 feet deep and is swirling with dangerous monsoon currents.
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After Mahad Bridge Collapse, 300 Kg Magnet Searches For Buses In Flooded River
The driver of one of the buses that fell into a river after a British-era bridge collapsed on the Mumbai-Goa highway in Maharashtra on Tuesday has been found dead.
