Girder of under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar, Opposition reacts

Updated: Jun 29th, 2024


The girder of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar’s Madhubani district on June 28, making it the fifth such incident in the past 10 days after Araria, Siwan, East Champaran, and Kishanganj.  

The construction of the bridge was underway on the Bhutahi Balan River under the Madhepur block. The girder, whose concretisation work was completed two days ago, collapsed due to strong flows of rainwater in the river.

Local villagers said the work has been going on for the past five years during which four pillars were constructed. The girder that collapsed was installed between two of these pillars. The villagers claimed that bad alignment work led to its collapse.

To recall, a bridge worth ₹12 crore on the Bakra River in Araria district collapsed on June 18. On June 22, a bridge built on the canal connecting Daraunda and Maharajganj blocks in Siwan collapsed. The third incident was reported from Ghodasahan block in East Champaran on June 23, while on June 27, a bridge connecting the Kankai and Mahananda in Kishanganj gave way.

Opposition slams Nitish govt

Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav today slammed the Nitish Kumar government over frequent bridge collapses in the state. 

Mocking the state and the Central governments, former deputy chief minister Tejashwi posted on X, “Congratulations! Due to the double power of the double-engine government in Bihar, only 5 bridges have collapsed in just 9 days.”

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi said, “Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the double-engine NDA government comprising 6 parties, has sent bright wishes of Mangalraj to the people of the state on the collapse of the 5 bridges in 9 days.”

Launching a scathing attack, he said, “Thousands of crores of public money is being lost due to bridge collapses but the self-proclaimed honest people are calling it courtesy instead of corruption.”

On June 28, the girder of an under-construction road bridge collapsed in the Madhubani district.

The construction of the bridge was underway on the Bhutahi Balan River at Lalwarhi village under the Madhepur block and the installation of the girder was completed two days ago.

Five bridges have collapsed in Araria, Siwan, East Champaran, Kishanganj and Madhubani districts in the past 11 days.

(This story was taken from a syndicated feed and was only edited for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital staff)

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