Ajit Pawar Visits Kundemala Mishap Site

Extra Personnel Should Be Appointed, and Mock Drills Should Be Conducted, the Collector Said

- HT Correspondent

PUNE: After the recent collapse of the bridge over the Indrayani River at Kundemala, which led to the death of at least four people while injuring 51 others, district collector and chairperson of the District Disaster Management Authority, Jitendra Dudi, on Tuesday instructed officials to inspect all bridges, culverts, roads, buildings, Wadas and hoardings within the next seven days.

Dudi ordered a structural audit of all dangerous and dilapidated structures across the district, including bridges, culverts, roads, buildings, Wadas, hoardings, and railway bridges within the next seven days and said that the reports must be submitted to the Disaster Management Cell.

Dudi, during a review meeting held at the district collector's office, said that all agencies must strictly follow guidelines issued by the district administration during disasters. Also present at the meeting were Zilla Parishad chief executive officer (CEO) Gajanan Patil; rural superintendent of police Sandeep Gile; and district disaster management officer Vitthal Banote, among others.