Page 8 - Tapi River News Today

Even before the Jhulto Pul in Morbi crashed last year, Gujarat had seen some mishaps. In the last few months, however, construction or design faults linked to at least eight bridges — some of them new or yet to be inaugurated — were reported. Signaling the use of poor quality material and possible corruption, the incidents have dented the development model.

Surat: Cracks have emerged on the newly constructed Ved-Variav bridge on Tapi River in Surat, barely 40 days after its virtual inauguration by Chief

Rain News LIVE: Ironically, though Mumbai has been receiving heavy rains over the last two to three days, the BMC has decided to implement a 10 per cent water cut as the stock in the lakes supplying water to the city is down

BEAUFORT: Maintenance of Api-Api River here will continue which includes cleaning a distance of 3.7km costing RM320,000.

On Wednesday afternoon, some passersby saw cracks on the bridge approach road towards Variyav. Visuals were also shared on social media.

The bridge inaugurated on May 17 was built at a cost of Rs 118 crore. It connects Variyav and Ved villages in Surat and serves over eight lakh people in the area.

The birthday of Suryaputri Tapi river is celebrated every year with great faith in the city of Surat. Every year birthday celebrations are organized on | BLiTZ

The bridge was constructed under the Mukhya Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. The estimated construction cost is about Rs 2 crore.

The Department of Pollution Control (PCD) has warned people not to use water from 18 sources during the Songkran holidays because of unsafe bacterial contamination. The unsafe water sources include river sections that pass through Bangkok and Nonthaburi's Bang Kruai district.

As per the police, a passerby spotted the man jumping from the weir-cum-causeway at Singhanpore and called up the Surat police control room.