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A Bridge Too Far
In a viral video on X with the caption ‘Andheri ka Andher’, stand-up comedian and lyricist Varun Grover makes fun of engineers and officials for ‘misjudging’ the height difference between the Gokhale Bridge, which was partially reopened to traffic in February following its collapse in 2018 and Barfiwala Flyover. He quips that officials have realised their ‘error of judgement’ years later and decided to rebuild the bridge. Indeed, the bridge reconstruction, which cost Rs 900 million, has sparked off a debate on who is responsible for causing the gap of about 6 feet between the bridge and the flyover.
A key connector
The citizen welfare forum Mumbai North Central District Forum (MNCDF), was founded by advocate Trivankumar Karnani and since the Gokhale Bridge was in larger public interest, he found it imperative to intervene...
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- Bridge
- Andheri ka Andher
- Varun Grover
- Gokhale Bridge
- error of judgement
- Barfiwala Flyover
- Mumbai North Central District Forum
- Trivankumar Karnani
- Mumbai North Central District Forum
- Trivankumar Karnani
- VJTI report
- Comptroller and Auditor General
- Anil Galgali
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
- BMC’s Bridges Department
In a viral video on X with the caption ‘Andheri ka Andher’, stand-up comedian and lyricist Varun Grover makes fun of engineers and officials for ‘misjudging’ the height difference between the Gokhale Bridge, which was partially reopened to traffic in February following its collapse in 2018 and Barfiwala Flyover. He quips that officials have realised their ‘error of judgement’ years later and decided to rebuild the bridge. Indeed, the bridge reconstruction, which cost Rs 900 million, has sparked off a debate on who is responsible for causing the gap of about 6 feet between the bridge and the flyover.A key connectorThe citizen welfare forum Mumbai North Central District Forum (MNCDF), was founded by advocate Trivankumar Karnani and since the Gokhale Bridge was in larger public interest, he found it imperative to intervene...To read the full story, CLICK HERE