There are no reports of injuries.
A portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar’ Araria today. The concrete bridge over the Bakra River, built after spending crores, came apart in seconds.
Visuals showed the bridge, over the fast-flowing river, tilted on one side and a crowd gathered on the banks near the bridge, recording the moment it collapsed.
There are no reports of injuries.
The bridge was constructed to ease the commute between Kursakanta and Sikti in the Araria district of Bihar. Built at Rs 12 crore, the bridge collapsed before its inauguration.
Sikti MLA Vijay Kumar told ANI, “The bridge has collapsed due to negligence by the construction company’s owner. We demand that the administration should conduct an investigation.”
#WATCH | Bihar | A portion of a bridge over the Bakra River has collapsed in Araria pic.twitter.com/stjDO2Xkq3
— ANI (@ANI) June 18, 2024
The collapsed portion washed away within seconds and the people started running toward safety. In another video, a few people are standing dangerously close to the edge of the remaining portion of the bride. While many people are standing under it.
A major part of the collapsed portion was built over the river. The section built on the banks of the Bakra River remains intact.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari clarified that the collapsed bridge was not under the Road Transport Ministry and was constructed by the state government.
The construction of the collapsed bridge in Bihar’s Araria district was not carried out under the Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry. The bridge was being constructed by the Bihar government’s Rural Development Ministry, Mr Gadkari said in a post on X in Hindi.
बिहार के अररिया में दुर्घटनाग्रस्त पुलिया का निर्माण केंद्रीय सड़क परिवहन मंत्रालय के अंतर्गत नहीं हुआ है। बिहार सरकार के ग्रामीण विकास मंत्रालय के अंतर्गत इसका काम चल रहा था।
— Office Of Nitin Gadkari (@OfficeOfNG) June 18, 2024
In March this year, one person was killed and several others were trapped after an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar’s Supaul. The bustling construction site near Maricha turned into a scene of chaos and devastation after the collapse in the morning, prompting urgent rescue efforts by local authorities and volunteers.
According to reports, the bridge was being built at a cost of ₹ 984 crore over the river Kosi. The accident bears an uncanny resemblance to the collapse of an under-construction bridge in Bihar’s Bhagalpur, which had sparked a wr of words between the state government and the opposition BJP.
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