A bridge under construction over India’s Ganges River collapsed on Sunday evening. Death was not recorded. The bridge, which is the four-lane highway Aguanhighat Sultanganj, will connect the districts of Khagaria and Bhagalpurm in the state of Bihar in the northeastern Indian Subcontinent (but at this point, who knows when). Witnesses said “many people” were working at the construction site when the bridge began to collapse. But according to Indian media, there is no confirmation and no victims for now.
The work, which is more than three kilometers long, began eight years ago and should have been completed three years ago, but the first crash last year delayed everything. The disaster that occurred last night (several pillars collapsed and the structure collapsed completely into the waterway below) makes the construction of important infrastructure a short-term utopia.
The state government has ordered a thorough investigation to shed light on the incident and possible culpability. On April 30, 2022, the structure between the 4 and 6 pillars of the bridge was destroyed due to heavy wind and rain. Serious doubts arose at the time about the properness of the construction work, but no action was taken against the construction company. On the contrary, The company was given more time to complete the bridge. The bridge is considered strategic as it will connect the north and south of Bihar.
Source: Today IT
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