The Vadodara Collectorate on Wednesday afternoon issued a notification regarding alternative routes that can be used for traffic, hours after a portion of the Gambhira bridge collapse into Mahisagar river. The Munjpur-Gambhira bridge, which connects the Munjpur village in Padra taluka of Vadodara to Anand district, partially collapsed on Wednesday morning. B S Patel, the Additional District Magistrate, directed road diversions through a notification. According to the statement, those heading from Vadodara to Tarapur can go from Vadodara to Fazalpur and from there, can head to Vasad. Those going from Vadodara to Borsad and its villages can head towards Sindhrot and Umeta in Anand. Heavy vehicles have been recommended to go towards Fazalpur and then towards Vasad. Those heading from Padra to Anand district can also go towards Sindhrot and then to Umeta. These orders will stay in place till the bridge is recommissioned, the official mentioned.
