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Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday visited the bridge collapse site in Morbi, around 250km west of its capital Gandhinagar.
The Prime Minister rescue and relief operations personnel and visited the Civil Hospital in Morbi to meet the injured.
At least 135 people, including women and children, were killed and over 100 are receiving treatment for their injuries sustained after a cable suspension bridge in Morbi town collapsed on Sunday, plunging people into the Machchhu River.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting at Raj Bhavan, Gandhinagar, on Monday to review the situation in Morbi. He was briefed on the rescue and relief operations.
A media release from the PMO indicated that Modi emphasized that those affected should get all possible assistance.
The high-level meeting was attended by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Bhai Patel, Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi, Chief Secretary and DGP of Gujarat, along with other top officials including from the Home Department of the state and Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority.
Gujarat government has constituted a five-member committee to probe the bridge collapse incident.
Nine persons including officials of Oreva, the company that renovated the bridge, ticket sellers and security men have been arrested for the Morbi bridge collapse.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Morbi bridge collapse site, chairs meeting
