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On Sunday a British-era suspension bridge collapsed into Morbi city’s Machchu river resulting in the death of 135 people who were on the bridge at the time of its collapse. Oreva group, a clock-manufacturing company is responsible for the maintenance and operation of the bridge. It closed the bridge seven months ago for repair work and re-opened the bridge to the public on October 26. However, it was later revealed that the company didn’t get a fitness certificate from the Morbi municipality before re-opening. An FIR has been filed and nine people have been arrested until now. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was visiting the election-bound Gujarat, went to Morbi and declared swift and strong action against the concerned persons. In this episode, we speak to Indian Express’ Gopal Kateshiya about the accident and the company that was responsible for the maintenance of the bridge with special input from Indian Express' Sohini Ghosh.