An under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar
An under-construction four-lane bridge over the Ganga in Bihar’s Bhagalpur got here crashing down like a home of playing cards final night, for the second time in a yr, confirmed a video. No lack of life has been reported to date.
The bridge, inaugurated in 2014 by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, connects Sultanganj and Khagaria districts.
The Chief Minister has ordered an inquiry into the incident and stated strict motion must be taken in opposition to the erring officers.
“Sure, I’ve acquired the knowledge that 4-5 pillars of the Aguwani-Sultanganj under-construction bridge collapsed. The administration is in contact with officers of the division involved,” Bhagalpur District Justice of the Peace Subrat Kumar Sen was quoted saying by information company PTI.
Spotlighting the incident, state BJP president Samrat Choudhary alleged that “corruption is rampant” within the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar authorities.
In December final, a bridge snapped into two and fell into the Burhi Gandak river in Begusarai district. Nobody was injured within the incident because the bridge was but to be formally opened to the general public as a result of lack of an entry highway. “It was to be inaugurated quickly but it surely collapsed earlier than that,” an official stated on the time of accident final yr.