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24 Days, 20 Dead: Tanker Still Hangs as Patel Orders Action
The Morning Standard
|August 02, 2025
Nearly a month after the collapse of the Mujpur-Gambhira bridge in Gujarat's Padra taluka, which claimed 20 lives, the tanker that precariously hangs from the broken span remains a national talking point and a major embarrassment for the administration.
Amid criticism and interdepartmental blame games, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has finally issued strict orders for its immediate removal, triggering an expert-led operation under drone surveillance. A team of experts has been working to remove the tanker since early Friday morning.
This story is from the August 02, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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