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CSMT bridge collapse: BMC's detailed bridge report a damp squib

While it speaks of excess load on the FOB, the report hardly holds anyone responsible for the lapse; will be followed by full-fledged inquiry

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The CSMT bridge that collapsed in the evening peak hours of March 14, killed seven people and injured another 35. File pic

The CSMT bridge that collapsed in the evening peak hours of March 14, killed seven people and injured another 35. File pic

Two months after the CSMT bridge collapse, the BMC's detailed report on it hardly has any details. The report, that hardly fixed any responsibility on the A-ward office, was submitted to former civic commissioner Ajoy Mehta last week but was opened by the new commissioner Pravin Pardeshi on Wednesday and submitted to Deputy Municipal Commissioner Vishvas Shankarwar on Thursday for a full-fledged departmental inquiry. The report has not mentioned the contractor that last touched the bridge after being appointed by the A ward office. It has, however, stated improper structural repairs done by RPS Infrastructure in 2013-2014, on the lines of the preliminary report.

The detailed report in the bridge collapse has recommended that the overall load on the bridge should be analysed by experts. While the report has mentioned no new names that might face action, the BMC has mentioned that the Executive Engineer of A ward did not wait for the remarks of the bridge department before beginning work on it. Even as the contractor seems to have gotten away with no mention, the cosmetic repairs on the bridge by A ward have been held responsible for adding more load on it with its granite slab flooring.

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