HC asks why Gujarat has not yet dissolved Morbi civic body?
The Times of India Mumbai|November 16, 2022
A suspension bridge across the Machchhu river collapsed on October 30, killed 135 people
Saeed.Khan@timesgroup.com
HC asks why Gujarat has not yet dissolved Morbi civic body?

 

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat HC on Tuesday asked the state government why the Morbi civic corporation was not dissolved, given the irregularities in the contract awarded to Ajanta Manufacturing Pvt Ltd (Oreva Group) to maintain and operate the suspension bridge on the Machchhu river.

The court wondered why no tender was floated after the initial agreement ended in 2017. “After that term was over on June 15, 2017, what steps were taken by the state government or Morbi municipality to float a tender?

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