NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, OCT 31
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat’s Morbi where at least 134 people were killed when a suspension bridge collapsed into the Machchhu river on Tuesday.
A communiqué from the office of the Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said that the Prime Minister will visit the Morbi accident site on Tuesday afternoon.
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Rescue operations were in full swing at Morbi, around 300 km from Gujarat capital Gandhinagar, with teams of the National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, Indian Air Force, Army and Navy joining local personnel in the effort.
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Modi, who is on a visit to Gujarat, paid tributes to those who died in Sunday’s bridge collapse.
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is a tribute to the invaluable role of Sardar Patel in unifying our nation. https://t.co/mk4k21xpme
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 31, 2022
“I am in Kevadia, but my heart goes out to those who died in the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy,” the prime minister said as he got emotional.
Troupes from across the country had come to Kevadia to perform traditional dances, but the programme was cancelled due to the present circumstances, he said.
