On October 30, 2022, the suspension bridge in Morbi, Gujarat, collapsed. Reports give 135 or 141 deaths. The bridge had reopened four days earlier, after about six months of repair work. The company Oreva had been given the bridge for operation and maintenance for 15 years. A municipal official, Sandeepsinh Zala, said that the municipality “had not yet issued any fitness certificate.”
In February 2023 a special investigation team reported that 22 of the 49 wires in one cable were corroded, Scroll wrote. According to Reuters, the team found that “the main cables were not inspected or replaced.”