Gujarat Bridge Renovator Didn't Take Fitness Certificate: Official To NDTV

Gujarat bridge tragedy: A private trust named Oreva renovated the bridge after getting the government's tender. The bridge had been shut for seven months for renovation. It was reopened on October 26.

The century-old renovated bridge that collapsed in Gujarat's Morbi city had not taken a fitness certificate from the authorities before reopening it, the local municipal body's chief told NDTV.

Over 90 people were killed after the bridge snapped. Eighty are in hospital with serious injuries and some 200 are missing, officials said.

A private trust named Oreva renovated the bridge after getting the government's tender. The bridge had been shut for seven months for renovation. It was reopened on October 26.

Morbi municipal agency chief Sandipsinh Zala told NDTV that the company, Oreva, did not take a fitness certificate from the authorities before opening the bridge.