Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited the Morbi bridge collapse site in Gujarat, met some of the injured persons and held a meeting with local police and district officials.
Officials briefed the prime minister about the rescue operations at the site where 135 people were killed on Sunday when a British-era suspension bridge on the Machchhu river collapsed.
Meanwhile, ndtv.com added that victim's families complained they haven't got any help.
They added that Modi emphasised on the need to conduct extensive inquiry to identify all aspects related to Morbi bridge tragedy.
Before reaching the spot, the prime minister conducted an aerial survey of the location.
Later he visited the hospital where those injured in the incident are undergoing treatment. He spent around 15 minutes in the hospital and spoke with at least six injured victims, officials said.
Prime Minister Modi met the victims and asked them about the incident with sympathy. He also asked them about the treatment they received in the hospital, Gujarat health secretary Manoj Agarwal told reporters. The collapsed bridge connected Darbargadh Palace and Swaminarayan Temple in Morbi town.
The PM arrived at Darbargadh Palace where he was briefed by officials about what might have gone wrong with the bridge.
Later he visited the office of the Morbi district Superintendent of Police and met local officials and relatives of victims. He then left for Ahmedabad by helicopter after an hour-long visit to the tragedy-struck town.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets a victim injured the collapse of a suspension bridge over the Machchhu river at Civil Hospital in Morbi district PTI PIcture
The government hospital at Morbi got a makeover ahead of Modi's visit to the facility to meet those injured in Sunday's suspension bridge collapse which claimed 134 lives.
Workers were seen cleaning and painting a portion of the 300-bed hospital, which is a ground plus two-storey structure of three wings, ahead of Modi's visit sometime on Tuesday.
Six of those injured in the collapse are undergoing treatment at the hospital, while four to five other injured are being treated at a private hospital, a doctor said. So far, 56 people have been discharged, he added.
Portions of the entry gate have been painted in yellow, while some areas inside the hospital have got a coat of white paint.
The Congress had tweeted images that showed repair work going on inside the Morbi hospital, to launch a tirade against the BJP.
The photos posted by Congress on Twitter showed overnight repair work going on inside the Morbi hospital, which included a fresh coat of paint, new tiles on the walls, and minor construction work to beautify the hospital ahead of PM Modi's visit to the facility on Tuesday.
Slamming the BJP for this "eventbaazi", the Congress said that "people have died but the ruling party is making an event out of this tragedy."
"Trasadi ka event (event of tragedy)," it tweeted. The Congress claimed that these arrangements are being made for PM Modi's photo op in the hospital. "They are not ashamed. So many people died, and they are preparing for an event," it said.
With PTI inputs
