An under-construction bridge collapsed in East Champaran district of Bihar on Sunday, in a 3rd such incident reported in lower than per week.
The 16-metre-long bridge was being constructed over a canal in Ghorasahan block in Motihari by the state’s Rural Works Division (RWD) to attach Amwa village to different areas of the block.
The bridge was constructed at a value of Rs 1.5 crore. No accidents or casualties was reported within the incident.
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Although the precise reason behind the incident is but to be identified, a departmental inquiry has been ordered.
Extra Chief Secretary of RWD Dipak Kumar Singh stated that strict motion can be taken towards these discovered responsible.
Third Collapse This Week
Earlier on Saturday, a bridge collapsed within the Darounda space of Siwan. The small bridge, constructed over a canal, linked the villages of Daraunda and Maharajganj blocks.
VIDEO | Bihar: A bridge between Patedha and Garauli villages of Siwan district collapsed earlier immediately.
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The Siwan district administration stated that the 100-metre bridge within the Ramgarha panchayat of the Darounda block collapsed from one finish. The bridge was constructed round 30 years in the past. Nevertheless, no casualty was reported within the bridge collapse.
As per an official, the brick wall and pillars connecting the bridge to the strategy highway weakened after the canal was not too long ago dug.
Previous to that, a newly constructed bridge, about 180 metres lengthy, collapsed at Sikti in Araria district on Tuesday.
VIDEO | A portion of a bridge on Bakra river collapses in Bihar’s Araria. Extra particulars awaited. pic.twitter.com/hiLnY8NNfl
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The bridge, made at a value of Rs 12 crore, had simply been accomplished and was to be inaugurated. The strategy roads to the bridge from each side had been but to be constructed earlier than the bridge collapsed.
Poor Document Of Bridge Collapse In Bihar
Bihar has been witness to a number of mishaps involving bridges, giant and small, constructed over rivers and different water our bodies.
Earlier in March, one labour was killed and eight injured after three slabs of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Supaul. In June final yr, a 200-metre stretch of the upcoming Aguani-Sultanganj bridge over River Ganga caved in after three pillars supporting it collapsed, in keeping with The Indian Categorical.
In April 2022, the superstructure of an under-construction bridge in Sultanganj in Bhagalpur collapsed attributable to robust winds.
The newest incident was the sixth such incident reported within the final two years in Bihar.