Bihar Government on Tuesday slapped show cause notice on the construction company after the collapse of the Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge in Bhagalpur on Sunday evening.
Days after an under-construction bridge over the Ganga river collapsed like a house of cards in Bihar's Bhagalpur, the Deputy Development Commissioner of the district Kumar Anurag on Tuesday said that no casualties have been reported due to the incident.
Additional Chief Secretary for Bihar Road Construction Department Pratyaya Amrit on Tuesday said that the investigation into the collapse of the under-construction bridge in Bihar's Bhagalpur will be completed soon adding that a new bridge shall be constructed.
A PIL has been filed in the Patna High Court seeking an independent enquiry into the collapse of the Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge in Bihar's Bhagalpur on Sunday.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar responding to the Bhagalpur bridge collapse said that he had instructed officials to take strict action as the bridge is not being constructed correctly that's why it is collapsing again and again.
As per information, the 206-metre-long bridge had developed cracks a few days back. The front part of the bridge between pillar no 2 and pillar no 3 collapsed.
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 18 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday criticised the Bihar government over a spike in cases of bridge collapses in the state days before their inauguration.
Gopalganj (Bihar) [India], July 16 (ANI): A portion of Sattarghat Bridge on Gandak River that was inaugurated by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar last month in Gopalganj collapsed on Wednesday after water flow increased in the river due to heavy rainfall.