Gujarat Morbi Municipality’s chief officer suspended days after bridge collapse incident

“Resident Additional Collector of Morbi has been given the additional charge of the Chief Officer until further orders,” Morbi District Collector G. T. Pandya said.

The Gujarat government has suspended Morbi Municipality's chief officer Sandipsinh Zala in the wake of the bridge collapse incident that claimed 141 lives, a senior official said on November 4.

Morbi bridge collapse | Generations wiped out in disaster

The British-era suspension bridge, built on the river Machchhu in Morbi town, had collapsed on October 30. The people who died in the tragedy included women and children.

"The State Urban Development Department has suspended Chief Officer of Morbi Municipality Sandipsinh Zala," said Morbi District Collector G. T. Pandya.

“Resident Additional Collector of Morbi has been given the additional charge of the Chief Officer until further orders,” he said.

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