Renovation firm only painted Morbi footbridge, polished cables, say cops

警察称翻修公司只是重新粉刷了莫尔比吊桥，抛光了悬索

GANDHINAGAR/ AHMEDABAD: Government officials probing the Morbi suspension bridge collapse that claimed 135 lives flagged on Tuesday a series of alleged lapses such as failure to carry out a structural audit of the 143-year-old structure before and after renovation, use of materials that may have significantly increased its weight and the absence of an emergency rescue and evacuation plan.

Besides these preliminary technical observations, the manner in which the Oreva Group was given the contract to renovate the bridge and the quality of work executed by it have been called into question.

周二，负责调查莫尔比悬索桥坍塌事故的政府官员指出事故是由一系列工作疏忽造成的，如返修前后未对这座143年历史的建筑进行结构审计，翻修使用的材料可能大幅增加了桥身重量，以及紧急救援和疏散工作不到位。

除了这些初步的技术层面的观察之外，Oreva集团是如何拿下桥梁翻修合约以及翻修工程的质量都受到了质疑。

“The contractor seems to have just painted and polished all the cables ahead of the bridge being reopened to the public on October 26. We haven't found anything so far to confirm if any of those worn-out cables were changed," said a police officer privy to the probe. "We are now looking into this aspect in detail."

Sources said the contractor had been given time until December to complete the renovation, but the reopening was advanced to coincide with Diwali and the Gujarati New Year with an eye on festive footfall.

“在10月26日对公众重新开放之前，承建商刚刚对所有悬索进行了粉刷和抛光。到目前为止，我们还没有发现这些断裂的悬索被更换过的证据，”一名参与调查的警官表示，“我们正对此细节进行进一步调查。”

消息人士称，承建商原先在12月之前完成翻修即可，但因为排灯节和古吉拉特新年在即，吊桥重新开放的时间提前了。

The footbridge over the Machchhu river collapsed around 6.30pm Sunday, plunging most of the 400-odd people perched on the swaying suspension structure into the algae-covered river.

Suggesting that renovation, if any, was restricted to the suspended portion of the bridge, the team of engineers that searched for pointers to the collapse said the choice of materials might have played a role in making the structure vulnerable by increasing its weight. The number of people on the bridge when it collapsed far exceeded its capacity, adding to the risk of the cables snap.

周日下午6点30分左右，这座横跨马赫胡河的人行吊桥倒塌，400多名桥上游人中有绝大多数都落入长满水藻的河水中。

查找坍塌原因的工程师团队表示，翻修可能仅限于悬索部分，翻修材料的选择可能也导致了吊桥重量的增加，让桥体变得更加脆弱。吊桥倒塌时，桥上的人数远超它的承载能力，增加了悬索断裂的风险。

"We are probing if the tension generated on the cables because of the increased weight of the suspended structure and the large number of people could have caused them to snap," an official said.

Based on the primary inspection, the technical team was of the view that the renovation had been neither carried out nor assessed by someone with expertise in that field. "The work was apparently executed by local vendors and sub-contractors without any expert supervision. We are investigating if and how this was allowed," the official said.

The initial response to the collapse of the bridge and how the evacuation was handled indicated there was no plan for an emergency, the team noted.

一名官员表示：“我们正在调查，是不是因为吊桥重量的增加和桥上人数过多导致悬索张力过大，从而导致悬索断裂。”

根据初步视察，技术团队认为翻修工作既没有由工程专业人士完成，也没有进行工程专业评估。“很显然，翻修工程是当地承建商和分包商在没有任何专业监督的情况下完成的。我们正在调查这是否违规，”该官员表示。

该调查小组还指出，吊桥倒塌时的应急反应和疏散处理情况表明，吊桥管理处没有应急事件处理方案。

以下是印度时报读者的评论：

sunil garg

Engineers work is taken over by media persons, non-technical bullies, that is the reason for poor Infrastructure, whenever you see Indian Cities in News you see lot of wires hanging around, dangling, congested roads and streets. MEP Infrastructure need lot of investment in India

媒体人和不懂技术的地痞接替了工程师的工作，基础设施才会这么差劲。每次在新闻里看到印度城市，都会看到很多电线乱七八糟地晃来晃去，道路和街道拥挤不堪。印度的基础设施还需要大量投资。

Me Him

Clearly corruption in Gujrat has been rampant. Such an incident right before elections should be taken by Gujaratis as a warning from God himself - turn away from communal and egoistic paths, vote for your conscience otherwise you will see worse days ahead.

显而易见，古吉拉特邦的腐败非常猖獗。选举前发生这样的惨剧，给古吉拉特邦的民众敲了记警钟，这是上帝的警示——抛弃种族教派和利己主义，用良知投票，否则未来会更糟糕。

User Carmo Costa-Viegas

All India BJP phenomenon. Fake contracts ,fake work , fake EVERYTHING !

全是印度人民党搞的鬼。合同是假的，工程是假的，一切都是假的！

paarth•4 hours ago

We need to have criminal cases being filed against not just the contractors but also the elected officials who probably were taking bribes. This is after all the land of Nirav Modi.

我们不仅要对承建商提起刑事诉讼，还要对可能收受过贿赂的民选官员提起刑事诉讼。这毕竟是尼拉夫·莫迪的故乡啊。

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The Directors of Company should be arrested and booked for MASS MURDER of 135 people and his properties seized for CAUSING LOSS TO PUBLIC. COMPENSATION given by GOVT to bereaved families should be recovered from auction of SEIZED PROPERTIES. An exemplary punishment through fast track should be given.

应该逮捕公司的董事并记录在案，因为他导致了135人丧生，还要因为他对公众造成的损失抄没他的财产。政府可以拍卖抄没的财产，给痛失亲人的家庭发放补偿。要特事特办，快速查案，快速判罚。

Krishnamurthi Narrainen•QUATRE BORNES MAURITIUS

MUST BEGIN TO JAIL ALL CORRUPT PEOPLE IN THIS UNFORTUNATE CASE AND HAVE THEIR BELONGING SOLD TO COMPENSATE THE FAMILIES WHO LOST A MEMBER

必须监禁此案涉及的所有腐败分子，并拍卖他们的财产，补偿痛失亲人的家庭。

Deependar Bairathi•Mumbai

If renovation was done just by polishing and painting it isn't possible that government officials and regional mla were saints, they should also be investigated how much cut they shared and should pay the amt paid to victims and removed from their post permanently

如果翻新仅仅只是抛光和粉刷，那么印度官员和地方议员绝不可能清白，应该调查一下他们拿了多少好处，把钱赔偿给受害者，并把这些贪污犯永久开除。

SAM

I m waiting for BHAKT comment saying this bridge was not built during BJP rule..Hahahaha

我还等着听印度人说这座桥不是在人民党执政期建造的呢。哈哈哈。

User North

If PM CM BJP is so serious and sad why not concerned minister and responsible engineers arrested till now in the case of murder of 150 innocent people.

如果总理、首席部长、人民党的态度这么严肃，这么难过，为什么有关部长和工程师到现在还没有因为这起导致150名无辜印度人丧生的谋杀案被捕。

Proud Bhakt•India

Thanks to Gujarat Police for giving a clean chit to the renovation firm after Modi JI's visit . Now all should stop blaming the innocent firm .

多亏了古吉拉特邦警方，在莫迪到访后帮翻修公司洗白了。现在开始，大家都不要再指责这家无辜的公司了。

Sameer Shaik

BJP only knows how to Advertise and get Fame. BJP shown we Indians very bad days, started from Demonitization...

人民党只知道宣传自己博名声。从废钞令开始，人民党给我们印度人带来了无尽的苦日子。。。

Sham•Mumbai

OREVA group is not a bridge construction company. OREVA is known for manufacturing of clocks and calculators. Still this non bridge construction company was given bridge maintenance work. This is negligence.

OREVA集团并不是桥梁施工公司，而是制造钟表和计算器的公司。但这家跟桥梁施工完全没关系的公司还是拿下了桥梁翻修工程。这就是玩忽职守。

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what is the Gujarat Model of development? Give Contract to own peple and close ears and eyes .

这下大家都知道什么是古吉拉特邦发展模式了吧？那就是——把合同交给自己人，然后就万事不管啦。

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three bid system , alongwith callousness, corruption , lack of technical supervision caused the accident. nobody bothered how it was subcontracted. idiots were intersted to collect only ticket money , ignoring spot warnings . fix responsibility and better to book concerned under manslaughter charges instead of homicide. let others learn lesson on crowd management and other safety aspects.

三标制度，加上麻木冷漠、贪污腐败和技术监督不力，导致了这起事故。没有人关心工程是如何分包的。白痴们只知道卖票，没有进行现场警告。必须确定责任，将相关人员定为过失杀人罪（非杀人罪）。让其他人都学习一下人群聚集管理和其他安全方面的经验教训。

deje•Bangalore•

All together different set of rules for BJP ruled states. See how PM reacted to a bridge collapse in west Bengal. He Said God wanted to show the corruption before the election so that Bengal can choose a new government. Now he is not talking about corruption

人民党治下的各邦都有不同的法规。看看总理是如何解决西孟加拉邦的桥梁倒塌事故的。他当时称上帝想在选举前揭示腐败现象，这样孟加拉才能选出一个全新的政府。这次他没有提到腐败问题。

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Shameless Gujarat Government. Who selected this contractor? Why due diligence and quality audits were not conducted periodically? CM should resign

无耻的古吉拉特邦政府。是谁敲定的这个承建商？为什么不定期进行尽职调查和质量验收？首席部长应该引咎辞职。

• Bhanu S

Accidents are happening all over the country on regular basis. Which CM has resigned..??

全国各地都时常发生事故。有哪位首席部长因此辞职了？？

Anjan Kesh•2661• Anjan Kesh

40% was gobbled up by BJP as bribes so contractor also know that it only had to show some renovation on outside by hiding the flaws under paint.

人民党贪污了40%，所以承建商也知道，他们只需要进行外部翻新，用油漆掩盖裂缝。

KENNY• Anjan Kesh

You r wrong MODI never lie,never take bribes,never wears costly clothes,never kills thru jeep,never kill children thru lack of oxygen.

你错了，莫迪从不说谎，从不收受贿赂，从不穿昂贵的衣服，从不开吉普车杀人，从未让儿童因缺氧而亡。

Hibana•25202• Anjan Kesh•Kolkata

Throwing like cartoon Lol It's municipal level corruption. Everywhere in every party in India. Most has no control over this

哈哈，整个城市都腐败透了。印度各地的所有党派，都无法控制腐败。

Rohit Pande•20273• Anjan Kesh

This is what happens when you keep same people in power for too long. Every 10 years government has to change to maintain accountability in system.

让同一个人掌权太久，就会发生这种惨剧。每隔10年政府就必须改选，问责制才能落实。

Indian Abroad•3767• SKuG

Sake the CM. Gujarat BJP is throat dip in corruption.

首席部长，古吉拉特邦，人民党已经腐败透顶了。

ExaltedMan•23572• SKuG

First of all, let the official detail work order be published before we even comment on who was at fault !!!

首先，在我们评论谁是谁非之前，先看看官方公布的详细说明吧。

Christopher Paul•10705• ExaltedMan

Where were the police ? Failure of police to monitor and manage the crowds.

事故发生时，警察在哪里呢？警方没能监控和管理聚集的人群。

Myth Buster•29249• SKuG

Even now Modi supporter will not accept that BJP is more corrupt than all other parties

即便这样，事到如今，莫迪的支持者也不会承认人民党比其他党派更腐败。

I am the Mirror•10016• SKuG

The writer says, “the absence of an emergency rescue and evacuation plan”. What a STUPID comment! Does he mean to say that there should be a permanent Rescue team stationed near every Bridge and even Building, so that when it COLLAPSES, they will rush to rescue the Victims? That writer is bloody Joker!

文章里写道：“紧急救援和疏散工作不到位”。这种话多蠢啊！难道他的意思是说，每座桥或者每座建筑附近都应该长期配备救援队吗？一旦建筑倒塌，他们就能冲过去营救受害者？作者是个傻子吧？

Pverma Verma•14210• I am the Mirror•Bangalore

Mirror look at your shadow logic which is not as bright as you think you are. When we talk about district administration, you talk about one bridge.

你先看看你自己的逻辑吧，你并没有你自认的那么聪明啊。我们谈论的是地区管理，你说的是某座桥。

Christopher Paul•10705• SKuG

Police Dereliction of Duty.

Police Deflection of Disaster.

警察玩忽职守。

警察扭曲事实。

Manu•1950• Manu

The punishment should be so harsh that no one dates to do it again.

Everyone responsible for death of innocents be punished to the fullest extent of law. No politics and no lineancy!!

必须从严判罚，这样以后才没有人敢以身试法。

每一个对无辜者的死亡负有责任的人都应受到法律的严厉惩罚。无关政党，无关血缘!!

Russell Ian Duarte•19880• Russell Ian Duarte•Margao

Arrest the CM and put him behind bars first..Then see to which politician or Minister was involved and sack and barr them from any future Political or Ministerial involvement

先把首席部长抓起来关进监狱，然后看看都有哪些政客或部长参与其中，开除他们，禁止他们日后再参与任何政治或内阁活动。