Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday directed authorities to select “quality tenders” instead of choosing lowest bidders to carry out civil works in the state, days after two persons were killed when a portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Palanpur town in Banaskantha district.
The state government has ordered an inquiry into the October 23 partial bridge crash and action will be taken upon getting a report from technical experts, said Gujarat Finance and Energy Minister Kanubhai Desai after a cabinet meeting in Gandhinagar.
He informed the media that the bridge collapse incident was discussed during the cabinet meeting and the state government is taking the matter “seriously”.