Mumbai Bridge Collapse

The Northern Railways and the Delhi Rail Division on Sunday announced the implementation of special crowd management and control measures at New Delhi and Anand Vihar railway stations till November 7 in view of the upcoming festive season. This comes hours after at least 10 people were injured in a stampede at Mumbai's Bandra railway station that took place when hundreds were trying to board a Gorakhpur-bound train to head to their native places for the upcoming festivals of Diwali and Chhath puja. "In anticipation of high passenger volumes during the upcoming Diwali and Chhath festivals, the Delhi Division of Northern Railway has implemented special crowd management and control measures at New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS) and Anand Vihar... (till) 07.11.2024," a release issued by the Northern Railways said. "A designated holding area has been set up in NDLS (Ajmeri Gate side) and Anand Vihar railway station circulating area, equipped with additional ticket counters, Automatic Ticke

A four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai's Kurla on late Monday night in the Naik Nagar area

They approached the high court after the sessions court rejected their bail pleas.

Earlier in the day, a BMC official had said the FOB was was found to be structurally safe when it was audited in August 2016

During that audit, 354 bridges were checked for their structural soundness, a municipality official said

Mumbai bridge collapse left six people dead and 31 injured

The tragedy comes eight months after another bridge collapsed in suburban Andheri, in which five persons were killed

News agency reported injured people had been moved hospitals after the bridge collapsed near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus

Udasi informed that the audit of these structures will start on Friday and bridges like Elphinstone Bridge, Lokmanya Tilak Bridge will be taken up first

Such incidents are slowly turning into a norm rather than a rarity for the fast-paced city

Meanwhile, the railways are working to reinstate all the remaining sections as well