BiharBihar: Bihar on Thursday reported another bridge collapse. This is the 10th incident of bridge collapse in the state in the last fortnight, an official said. District Magistrate Aman Sameer said the latest incident was reported from Saran, where two more bridges collapsed in the last 24 hours. He said no casualties were reported after the structure, built by local authorities 15 years ago, collapsed this morning. The small bridge over the Gandaki river was located in Baniapur block and connected several villages of Saran with neighbouring Siwan district. “The small bridge was constructed 15 years ago.
I am going on thin. Several other officials of the district administration have already reached there. The exact cause of the bridge collapse is not yet known,” the district magistrate told PTI. , but recently the desilting work was started.” On Wednesday, two minor bridges collapsed in Saran district – one in Janata Bazar area and the other in Lahladpur area. “A high-level inquiry has been ordered to find out the reason for the collapse of these minor bridges in the district,” Dam said. According to locals, heavy rains in the district for the last few days could be the reason for the collapse of these minor bridges.
In the last 16 days, a total of 10 bridges were submerged in the districts of Siwan, Saran, Madhubani, Araria, East Champaran and Kishanganj. The latest incident occurred a day after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar directed the Road Construction and Rural Works to survey all old bridges in the state and identify those that need immediate repairs. The Chief Minister had chaired a meeting to review the maintenance personnel on Wednesday and said that the Road Construction Department has already formulated its bridge maintenance policy and the Rural Works Department should prepare its plan as soon as possible.
