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.
Rohtas (Bihar) [India], April 11 (ANI): Bihar Police on Sunday arrested eight persons including a Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) of the water resources department in connection with the theft of the 60-foot abandoned bridge in the Rohtas district, an official said.
Rohtas (Bihar) [India], April 9 (ANI): In a bizarre incident in the Bikramganj subdivision area of Rohtas district, thieves stole nothing but a 60-feet long-abandoned iron bridge on Friday.
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.
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 16 (ANI): Bihar Road Construction Minister Nand Kishore Yadav has claimed that the approach slab that has collapsed is two kilometres away from the main Sattarghat Bridge and no damage has been caused to any bridge.
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.
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 28 (ANI): The contracts of two out of the four contractors who were selected for the construction of a new bridge parallel to Mahatma Gandhi Setu have been cancelled as they had Chinese partners, informed Bihar Minister Nand Kishore Yadav.