Amit Shah Acts Fast After Bridge Collapse – NDRF Rushes to Rescue!

Amit Shah Moves Fast After Maharashtra Bridge Collapse – NDRF Teams Race Against Time

You know how sometimes you’re just going about your day when suddenly—boom—everything changes? That’s exactly what happened this morning near the Indrayani River. A bridge that hundreds of people cross daily just… gave way. And now, everyone’s scrambling.

What Went Down

Around 10:30 AM, during rush hour no less, the bridge collapsed like a house of cards. Cars, bikes, people—all went crashing into the river below. The sound? Locals say it was like a bomb going off. Ramesh Patil, who runs a tea stall nearby, told me, “One minute everything’s normal, next minute—chaos. Just like that.”

Here’s the thing: this wasn’t some new construction. The bridge had been there for years. And get this—locals had been complaining about cracks since last monsoon. “We kept telling them,” said one village council member, frustration dripping from every word. “But you know how it is—nobody listens until disaster strikes.”

The Response: Fast, But Was It Fast Enough?

To give credit where it’s due, Amit Shah moved quickly. Within hours, he’d tweeted about sending NDRF teams. Two squads with boats and rescue gear showed up in under two hours—which, honestly, is pretty impressive for government machinery. But let’s be real: shouldn’t we be preventing these disasters rather than just getting good at responding to them?

The NDRF guys are working like crazy though. One commander told reporters, “We’re fighting against the clock here.” You can see it in their faces—that mix of determination and dread. They’re pulling people out, but the river’s strong and time’s running out.

The Usual Aftermath Playbook

Now here comes the predictable part. The state government’s announced ₹5 lakh for families of the dead. The Centre’s promising yet another “high-level inquiry.” Sound familiar? It should—we’ve seen this exact script after Morbi, after Kolkata, after every tragedy.

And here’s what really gets me: we’ve had seven major bridge collapses in ten years. Seven! A government audit last year literally warned about shoddy inspections. But does anything change? Nope. Just more compensation announcements, more inquiries, more tweets from politicians.

The Bigger Picture

Look, the NDRF teams are heroes, no doubt. But here’s the uncomfortable truth—we shouldn’t need heroes for something as basic as safe bridges. Rahul Gandhi tweeted something about “When will ‘Sabka Saath’ include safe infrastructure?” And you know what? He’s not wrong.

At the end of the day, here’s what matters: Will this time be different? Or in six months, will we be back here talking about another collapse, another round of rescue ops, another set of compensation checks? I want to be hopeful, but… well, you know how it goes.

If You Need Help

• NDRF updates (when they bother to post them)
• Maharashtra emergency number: 1070 (good luck getting through)
• That safety audit report everyone ignored

Bottom line? Today’s about rescue and recovery. Tomorrow needs to be about actually fixing the damn system. But will it happen? Your guess is as good as mine.

Source: Hindustan Times – India News