The Bihar government today (June 4) ordered a probe after an under-construction bridge collapsed in the Bhagalpur district of the state. The under-construction bridge was being built over the Ganga river in the Aguwani-Sultanganj area. The bridge is reportedly a Rs 1,700 crore project and some of its segments had also collapsed last year.

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It collapsed around 6 PM. In the videos that went viral on social media, it can be seen that the bridge is collapsing like a house of cards. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in his letter said that the guilty for the accident should be identified and should be meted out harsh punishment.

 

"No casualties were reported so far in the collapse of the Aguwani -Sultanganj bridge that connects Bhagalpur with Khagaria district," and official told PTI.

"The incident occurred when four-five pillars of the Aguwani-Sultanganj under-construction bridge collapsed into the Ganga river," the official said.

Talking to PTI, Bhagalpur District Magistrate Subrat Kumar Sen said, "Yes, I have received the information that 4-5 pillars of the Aguwani-Sultanganj under-construction bridge collapsed. The administration is in touch with officials of the department concerned."

 

Sultanganj JDU MLA Lalit Narayan Mandal said that the bridge was to be inaugurated in November-December this year. "But the way it collapsed is unfortunate. A probe must happen into the incident, there's some fault," said the MLA.

 

(With inputs from PTI)