National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel conduct a rescue operation at the bridge collapse site, in Pune. The bridge was declared unfit for vehicular traffic, while a new structure had been proposed for vehicles, Pune Collector Jitendra Dudi said. | Photo Credit: ANI

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Local media reported that scores of tourists were on the bridge when it collapsed, plunging many into the swollen river.