Lapses by Oreva led to Morbi bridge collapse: SIT report in HC

A special investigation team (SIT) on Tuesday filed its final report on the bridge collapse in Morbi which killed 135 people last year during Diwali festivities. The report concluded that “the incident is a result of lapses at administrative level to follow due procedure as per government norms and also due to technical incompetence to repair the bridge and test it before opening it to the public.”

“Prima facie, the whole management of Oreva company, (the clock-making firm responsible for managing the bridge) including its managing director (Jaysukh Patel), two managers (Dinesh Dave and Deepak Parekh), appear to be responsible,” the SIT said in the report.