Mahad Tragedy

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Shiv Sena today took potshots at Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the Mahad tragedy, saying he should stop aerial visits to mishap sites and demanded Guardian ministers be barred from flying inside the state to understand its road and bridge conditions.

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.

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.

The Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly today sought a judicial probe into the Mahad tragedy, where at least 22 people in two buses were swept away after a British-era bridge collapsed on the Mumbai-Goa Highway.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Shiv Sena today took potshots at Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the Mahad tragedy, saying he should stop aerial visits to mishap sites and demanded Guardian ministers be barred from flying inside the state to understand its road and bridge conditions.

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.

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.

The Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly today sought a judicial probe into the Mahad tragedy, where at least 22 people in two buses were swept away after a British-era bridge collapsed on the Mumbai-Goa Highway.