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Mumbai bridge collapse: BMC orders ‘most urgent’ structural audit of 157 bridges, seeks report in a month
•Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has directed one of their consultants to carry out inspections and review the structural audit report of 157 bridges in Mumbai on a "most urgent" basis.
Mumbai bridge collapse: BMC blames firm which conducted audit, activists demand accountability from politicos
Neeradp •The BMC, in its primary report on the CSMT bridge collapse on Friday, pinned the blame on the firm which carried out a structural audit in 2018.
Mumbai bridge collapse: Auditor claims bridge was in 'good condition' in 2016, BMC's claims about audit report 'not admissible'
Fp Staff •In a report submitted by the BMC on Friday, it claimed that the auditor had declared the bridge to be in a "good condition" six months ago. But DD Desai said Desai as saying that the audit report was actually submitted in 2016, and not 2018.
BMC dismantles CSMT foot overbridge which collapsed; will install pedestrian signal, zebra crossing in its place
•Civic chief Ajoy Mehta, after a meeting with officials concerned of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), had decided to dismantle the entire bridge located near the busy Mumbai CSMT railway station.
CST bridge collapse in Mumbai: Twitter mocks Devendra Fadnavis, says 'totally disappointed' after 6 die in accident
Fp Staff •Mumbai CST bridge collapse: Reactions started pouring in as soon reports of the collapse started gaining traction on social media. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives due to the accident and assured that the Maharashtra government would provide all assistance to those affected.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis visits site of Mumbai foot overbridge collapse, says injured 'are out of danger now'
Fp Staff •Devendra Fadnavis visited the spot where part of a foot overbridge, located near Mumbai's CSMT railway station, collapsed. He also visited some of the people who were injured in the incident,
Mumbai CSMT bridge collapse: Red signal at traffic junction proves lucky, stops motorists from passing under FOB before accident
•A red signal at a traffic junction near CSMT foot overbridge (FOB), a major part of which caved in on Thursday evening, proved lucky for a large number of motorists who were waiting for it to turn green.
Congress seeks Piyush Goyal's resignation over Mumbai bridge collapse; holds BJP govt 'criminally culpable' for disaster
•The Congress demanded the ouster of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal over the Mumbai bridge collapse, which has killed at least six people.
Six dead, 31 injured as foot overbridge collapses near CSMT railway station in south Mumbai
Fp Staff •At least five people were killed and 36 injured after a major portion of a footover bridge near the iconic Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Railway station collapsed Thursday evening
Mumbai CSMT foot over bridge collapse updates: Death toll rises to 6, more than 35 badly injured
Fp Staff •Mumbai bridge collapse LIVE updates: The NDRF team pressed for rescue operations was withdrawn from the accident spot at 10.34 pm, according to ANI. Following the news of the collapse of a footover bridge in Mumbai, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has called for a meeting with BMC commissioner Ajoy Mehta and railway ministry.