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The court raised questions on the quality assurance plan followed for the Hatkeshwar bridge with the judge orally inquiring the investigation officer as to who all were involved in the quality assurance activity.
The accused proprietors, in their submission for bail before the court, have pointed out how the design of the flyover, as approved by the state’s road and buildings department and made by a firm named DELF, did not adhere to specifications as prescribed under the IRC 21-2000 code.
Amid concerns over structural integrity of Hatkeshwar bridge situated in the Khokhra locality of the city, the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has announced to dismantle and rebuild the controversial bridge.
Pandya was arrested on June 12 and has been sent to police remand until June 19, while Desai was arrested on June 10 and is in police remand until June 14.
To avoid arrest in the Ahmedabad Hatkeshwar Bridge case, all the accused had applied for bail in the Supreme Court. All the accused will now be arrested | BLiTZ
Opened in November 2017, the Hatkeshwar bridge showed signs of structural defects by 2021, shut down a year later; FIR against top officials of builder firm
Four directors of Ajay Engi-Infrastructure Private Limited - Ramesh Patel, Rasik Patel, Chiragkumar Patel and Kalpeshkumar Patel - were also booked in the FIR.
The court noted that the bridge, constructed with tax-payers' money for public welfare, had to be closed owing to defects found within three to four years, despite the expected life of the bridge being 50 years.