A safety review ordered after the July 2025 Gambhira Bridge collapse found deteriorated elastomeric bearings across 89 spans of three key Ahmedabad river bridges — 38 spans on Gandhi Bridge, 48 on Sardar Bridge and 3 on Parikshitlal Majmudar Bridge — prompting a ₹21.55 crore emergency repair sanction. The review followed an August 2024 AMC audit that had already found 75% of 70 inspected bridges/flyovers citywide defective.
On record
The official record states: "AMC said the repairs were mandated as a precaution following the Gambhira Bridge collapse, and expanded the incumbent Ellis Bridge contractor's scope to cover them "due to lack of active tenders for this work category.""
Filed as "Under repeat repair" and dated to Repairs sanctioned 2025-26 (bridges built decades earlier), this entry sits under the "₹21.55 crore sanctioned for the three bridges' repairs" line of the public accounts.
What to expect
- A structure best photographed from a respectful distance.
- Warning boards whose advice was, at some point, overtaken by events.
- A view of the water that residents did not ask to have this closely.
- Contractor signage, still standing, credit unclear.
Sourcing
2 public sources — news reports, RTI replies and civic archives — corroborate this entry. The citation trail is listed below for anyone who would like to follow up with the department concerned.
“Funds sanctioned in March, questions sanctioned in April.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
Sources
- https://english.gujaratsamachar.com/news/gujarat/ahmedabad-sanctions-21-55-crore-for-repair-of-three-key-city-bridges
- https://allgujaratnews.in/en/75-of-70-bridges-in-ahmedabad-are-poorly-constructed/
Visitor reviews
“Read about it in the paper years ago and finally made the trip. Ahmedabad should honestly charge admission.”
“Cycled past it every morning for a week before stopping to look properly. It is a monument to the phrase 'by next quarter'.”
“Came with low expectations and a fully charged phone. The render in the brochure is having a much better time.”
