As per our reports the bridge that collapsed was in good condition and hence it was in operation. Though the local residents have claimed that the colonial bridge near Mahad In Raigad district that collapsed was in a poor condition, and that the government had been warned to stop it for vehicular traffic, the state administration has claimed that the colonial bridge was in good condition and hence was kept operational. Chandrakant Patil, PWD minister said that the last assessment of this bridge was done in May by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). Its beyond imagination why the old bridge was kept in operation despite having constructed a parallel one,” Gogawale said. We also had constructed a substitute bridge with one lane of each of them in service.

Source: Hindustan Times August 03, 2016 06:07 UTC