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Gujarat Hardlook: A month on, how Vadodara bridge collapse has hit families, students, vendors & industries

August 10, 2025 4:58 am

Many residents of 40 affected villages in Anand district, who used to commute to work in pharma and food manufacturing companies in Vadodara and Bharuch via the bridge, say they have been forced to quit jobs due to the 35-40 kilometre detour to get to work

On August 6, almost a month later, Vikramsinh's father Ramesh Padhiyar is seated on a worn-out charpai outside his hut, rolling beedis along with his octogenarian uncle, who lives in the same house.

'He was not required to be there...': Month after bridge tragedy, Vadodara family rues loss of son whose body was never found

August 09, 2025 5:21 pm

Vikramsinh Padhiyar never had to take the Mujpur-Gambhira bridge on his way to work. But on July 9, a quick dash to his aunt's place to help his cousin get a change of clothes cost him his life

'Numb, inconsolable': 22-year-old man still missing after Vadodara bridge collapse, family performs symbolic last rites

July 15, 2025 12:01 am

District administration has started the process of handing over compensation to the family, says collector as search operation enters Day 6

3 days after Vadodara bridge collapse, one person remains missing; probe to check if prior accident had damaged slab that gave way

July 12, 2025 8:14 pm

The missing person has been identified as 22-year-old Vikram Ramanbhai Padhiyar from Anand district who was headed to his workplace with cousin Rajesh Chavda, who also died in the incident.

After Vadodara incident, Ahmedabad civic body to inspect bridges that are over 15 years old

July 12, 2025 12:11 am

The city has over 92 bridges used regularly for vehicular movement. Of these, 38, including flyovers and river bridges, will be inspected

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At Vadodara hospital, survivor mourns death of man he saved as bridge collapse toll rises to 20

July 11, 2025 11:10 pm

A resident of Borsad in Anand district, Narendra Parmar succumbed to head injuries; another body retrieved from river as search operation enters Day 3

Bridge collapsed due to ‘crushing of pedestal and articulation’, says preliminary report

July 11, 2025 7:15 pm

Detailed report will be submitted to CM Patel in 30 days

Express View on Vadodara tragedy: Cost of maintenance failure is borne by general public

Express View on Vadodara bridge collapse: Cost of maintenance failure is borne by general public

July 11, 2025 8:16 am

The collapse of a bridge, barely a year after an R&B executive engineer found no “major defect”, should compel the government to rethink -- something is seriously wrong with its monitoring methods

Gujarat bridge collapse: We need an audit of ageing infrastructure

July 11, 2025 11:00 am

Bridges, like all structures, have a lifespan. When that lifespan nears its end, no matter how well they were built, they require more than just repairs — they need review, monitoring, and, when necessary, timely replacement

Vadodara bridge collapse death toll rises to 18, search on for 2 missing persons; mud ramp built to help cranes retrieve vehicles

July 11, 2025 1:20 am

An official of the district administration told The Indian Express that the rescue operations were paused at midnight as the river currents had become stronger

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Baltimore bridge collapse: 6 presumed dead, Biden praises Indian crew's prompt action

March 27, 2024 7:44 pm

One of the 22 Indian crew manning a crippled cargo ship which collided against a bridge in Baltimore has suffered a "minor injury" while the rest are all safe aboard the vessel.

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Morbi bridge collapse: CM, NDRF, Army at site as rescue ops continue

November 01, 2022 7:46 am

The suspension bridge, or jhoolta pool, over Machchhu river in Gujarat's Morbi town collapsed Sunday evening. On Monday morning, official sources confirmed that at least 133 people were killed in the incident.