Gujarat bridge collapse: Death toll rises to 16

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The death toll in the Gujarat bridge collapse has risen to 16. Meanwhile, a 2022 letter from a panchayat leader to the Vadodara district collector, warning about vibrations in pillars and requesting a stability report, has surfaced.

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00:00Now, over 16 people have lost their lives in Vadodara bridge collapse.

00:06However, as probe of the tragedy deepens, there are now questions of negligence which

00:11are surfacing.

00:12Evidence is mounting that this was a disaster which was waiting to happen and was apparently

00:17ignored by the authorities.

00:20India Today has accessed a letter written by a Panchayat leader in 2022, red flagging

00:25issues to the Vadodara district collector.

00:28In the letter, warnings were raised over vibrations in pillars, calling for a report on the stability

00:35of this bridge.

00:36Remember, the 40-year-old bridge saw repairs only last year, before the deadly collapse.

00:42The Congress has questioned the BJP government, alleging that multiple tragedies are not accident

00:47but crime and demanding accountability.

00:50Congress is basing its charges on a recent tragic incident that took place resulting in loss

00:56of life.

00:59The crane and the JCB machines are in the middle of the road.

01:04The other truck and the other truck and the other truck are in the middle of the road.

01:10and be sure to check out the new market

01:15on the new market

01:16NDRF and SDRF team

01:17and we will see that

01:20one auto-ricksha, one eco-car

01:23and one pickup

01:24that we will see here

01:27but today is PUNAM

01:27and this is the new market

01:30from the new market

01:31which will come from the new market

01:33and that is the new market

01:35tomorrow is the new market

01:38Thank you very much.

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02:38Thank you very much.

05:08foreign

05:38in the money and in the money.

05:42This is why the last year,

05:47the last few years have been made.

05:51We have been left with 11-11 bodies

05:54and 5 people have left.

05:58We have now been rescue operations.

06:01There are 2-3 bodies in the middle.

06:03But the vehicle will be left with them.

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06:09We have a great team.

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