The sorry state of Kopri bridge, which was highlighted by mid-day on Tuesday, has sparked a war of words. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former minister Aaditya Thackeray has lashed out at Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, saying that the bridge was inaugurated by the latter on his birthday, February 9, this year.
 
Thackeray demanded an unbiased probe into the matter. mid-day, in its report ‘Now, Thane’s Kopri bridge disintegrates’, shed light on how the rail overbridge (ROB), which was opened amid much fanfare, was the latest example of shoddy work on a long list of quality failures this monsoon. MLA Pratap Sarnaik and S V R Srinivas, the then-metropolitan commissioner, were present at the inauguration.

Potholes are visible on the Kopri rail overbridge on Monday