Morbi bridge collapse: PM Modi to visit accident site tomorrow

On Monday, Modi expressed grief about the Morbi disaster as he attended the Ekta Day parade at the Statue of Unity. “On one hand, I have immense pain in my heart, and on the other hand, I have my path of duty to walk. I am in your midst because of duty but my mind is with the families of the victims. I express my condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the tragedy. The Gujarat government is with them,” Modi said at Kevadia where the Ekta Parade took place.

He said the state government has been leading the rescue operations in full strength. “NDRF, Air Force and the Army have joined the operations. We are ensuring that all treatment is available at hospitals. The Central government is also monitoring it. The Gujarat CM had reached the spot last night and is leading the rescue operations from the front. The state government has already formed a committee to look into the incident. Ekta Divas gives us the inspiration to face such tragic situations. We take inspiration from Sardar Patel to go forward despite the grief,” he added.

Various events of PM Modi were cancelled or deferred in the aftermath of the Morbi mishap. The PM’s scheduled virtual address from Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar with the page committee members of the Gujarat BJP on Tuesday was deferred late Sunday night.

Similarly, the PM was to carry out a roadshow in the Asarva area of Ahmedabad before inaugurating some projects of Indian Railways Monday. A party release stated that the roadshow has been cancelled and the PM will only attend the function to inaugurate the projects.