Morbi bridge collapse: PM calls up Guj CM, announces compensation

According to the Prime Minister's office, the Prime Minister called up Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel for a briefing on the incident.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken cognisance of the hanging bridge collapse in Gujarat's Morbi district on Sunday evening, where at least 35 people were killed and scores are missing, and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the next of the kin of the dead.

According to the Prime Minister's office, the Prime Minister called up Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel for a briefing on the incident.