Ahmedabad : There is a state mourning in Gujarat today, which is engulfed in grief due to the Morbi Jhula bridge accident. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Morbi this afternoon.
Prime Minister Modi will visit Morbi victims’ families at 1 pm today. Earlier on Monday, he cancelled his road show. During his Gujarat visit, the Prime Minister got emotional while laying the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 8,000 crore at Tharad in Banaskantha.
He had said that I was very upset after the Morbi accident. The Prime Minister expressed grief in the meeting over the Morbi accident and said that there should be no laxity in the rescue and relief efforts. The central government will give all possible help. It is noteworthy that on Sunday evening, there was an outcry after a suspension bridge on the Machhu river collapsed in the Morbi district of Gujarat. 9 people were also arrested in this regard on Monday.