Ahmedabad municipal commissioner orders citywide inspection of bridges following Vadodara incident

A day after the collapse of the Gambhira bridge in Vadodara that claimed 15 lives, Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner has directed Bridge Project Department officials to inspect all the bridges in Ahmedabad, including railway overbridges and river bridges.

In Ahmedabad, there are 89 bridges including 11 bridges over the Sabarmati river, 25 railway bridges, 20 flyover bridges, three minor bridges, and severn canal box culverts.

Municipal Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani has instructed the department to inspect the structural stability of all these bridges. If any repairs are needed, they should be carried out immediately to ensure safety.

Additionally, the commissioner has directed that a detailed report be submitted within one week.

Oldest bridges in the city:

Kalupur Railway Overbridge – 1875

Lakdiya Bridge – 1888

Sarangpur Bridge, Juna – 1940

Sarangpur Railway Bridge – 1940

Asarwa Railway Bridge – 1940

Gandhi Bridge, Juna – 1940

Shahibaug Railway Underbridge – 1950

Khokhra Railway Bridge – 1960

Nehru Bridge – 1960

Parikshit Maharaj Bridge – 1968

Subhash Bridge – 1973

Girdharnagar Railway Overbridge – 1980