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Civic governance has collapsed in Mumbai: Rahul Gandhi

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Jul 03, 2018, at 08:29 pm

New Delhi/Mumbai, July 3 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said 'civic governance has collapsed' in Mumbai with the city witnessing flooded streets and over-bridge collapse on rail tracks as a result of incessant rains.

Normal life has practically been thrown out of gear with continuous rains lashing Mumbai and parts of adjoining areas.

In a tweet, Gandhi attacked the state government and posted:

The streets are flooded, citizens stranded, bridges collapsing.....

Civic governance has collapsed. My thoughts are with the citizens of Mumbai.

Stay safe!#MumbaiRains
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 3, 2018

At least five people were hurt as part of a bridge collapsed in Mumbai's Andheri on Tuesday morning, disrupting railway service in the city, officials said.

The cause of the collapse is suspected to be heavy rain.

The accident also forced commuters to wait for long hours as the Mumbai suburban local train service was badly hit.

Confirming the number of injured people in the incident, Western Railway tweeted:

5 injured in the Andheri bridge mishap were immediately rushed to the Cooper hospital. Rly doctors coordinating with medical authorities there as also monitoring their treatment. Ex gratia payment made to them. @drmbct
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) July 3, 2018

Meanwhile, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal has ordered an enquiry into the collapse.

MR Sh Piyush Goyal said that joint safety audit of all such bridges will be carried out with IIT experts to overcome in flaws, if any, in design or construction pic.twitter.com/h4yAdeoy1g
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) July 3, 2018

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis earlier directed officials to ensure smooth flow of traffic in the city.

CM @Dev_Fadnavis spoke to @CPMumbaiPolice and BMC commissioner on #GokhaleBridgeCollapse incident. CM asked CP to ensure smooth traffic movement and also asked BMC commissioner to increase frequency of BEST buses for convenience of commuters. #MumbaiRains
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) July 3, 2018

#MumbaiFloods #AndheriBridgeCollapse #RahulGandhi #CivicGovernanceCollapsed

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