The Gujarat High Court on Thursday slammed the state government for allowing the clock-making firm, Ajanta Group (Oreva is part of it), to maintain the suspension bridge in Morbi for nearly five years without any agreement or memorandum of understanding (MoU).
The court asked the Morbi municipal corporation to explain its position in the next hearing on December 12.
On October 30, the suspension bridge in Morbi town collapsed, killing 135 people. The high court has taken suo motu cognisance of the incident and is seeking details from the government.
The bench questioned the Morbi municipality for allowing Ajanta to maintain and manage the British-era bridge from August 2017 to March 2022 without any agreement.
