Bantwal: The Bridge across the Phalguni River at Mullarapatna in Aral village in the taluk has collapsed on Monday evening affecting the vehicular movement. Construction of a temporary road has begun from this morning to provide an alternative arrangement.
Earlier in the day, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel along with MLA Rajesh Naik Ulippadi visited the spot where Mullarpatna Bridge collapsed and checked the damage. He has instructed the authorities to speed up the construction of the temporary road. Municipal councilors Govinda Prabhu, Devdas Shetty, local panchayat vice-president Jagadish Alva, Mangaluru Taluk Panchayat members Nagesh Shetty, Praveen Alva, Devappa Poojari, Umesh Arala, M.B. Ashraf, MS Muhammed, BM Lateef and others were present.
Work launched for alternative road construction: MLA Rajesh Naik
Speaking to reporters in Bantwal after the visit, MLA Rajesh Naik said, "Construction of the temporary road will not affect citizens of both sides of the bridge. The public does not need to worry. ”
“MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has spoken with PWD engineers Umesh Bhat, Gokul Das, and Ravikumar to arrange a temporary way for pedestrians on the hanging bridge. Until the Bridge gets repaired, no vehicles will be allowed on it,” he added.
Devdas Shetty, Purush Salian, Ramanath Rai, Santosh Raibettu were present.
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Ahmedabad (PTI): The Ahmedabad police have arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly posed as a senior revenue official and used fake letters claiming to be from various government departments to cheat people, an official said on Sunday.
Mehul Shah, an engineer who manages two schools at Vankaner in Gujarat’s Morbi district, is accused of making lakhs of rupees with bogus documents and false claims, said inspector (crime branch) JK Makwana.
Shah had forged an appointment letter from the Ahmedabad district education officer (DEO) to offer a computer operator’s job in a government office to a complainant’s son. He also introduced himself as a trustee of a school and did not pay a man Rs 7 lakh due to him over the painting of a school building, the official said.
“Despite holding no official position in the state or central government, he used fake work permits and NOCs to cheat people of lakhs of rupees,” the police official said.
One complainant alleged that Shah identified himself as a top revenue department official and produced a fake letter from the chairman of the “department of science and research development” to make him install a siren and curtain in a hired vehicle but did not pay for the job, he said.
Bogus letters claiming to be from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ahmedabad DEO were used by the accused to cheat the complainants, the police official said.
Police have recovered from his possession fake identity cards and letters with headings like “bharat gaurav ratna shri samman council”, “chairman of department of science and research development”, “health and family welfare department”, and “road and building department”.
“The FIR is based on complaints by three victims. We appeal to the people to come forward and submit their complaints if they have been cheated by Shah in any way,” Makwana said.