The bridge built on the Mahanadi in Megha of the district has collapsed. A part of the bridge had collapsed on Saturday night. Now it has completely collapsed. After the bridge connecting Kurud and Magarlod got damaged, more than 50 villages have lost contact. dhamtari
The journey of five kilometers will become about 20 kilometers long. After the information of the bridge being damaged, Magarlod police had stopped the movement of big vehicles by putting barricades on both sides. It is a matter of relief that there has been no loss of life in this.
According to the information received, this bridge was built 34 years ago in 1990. It was named after Late Tarachand Sahu. The reason for the collapse of the bridge may be arbitrary extraction of sand from the river and excessive movement of overloaded vehicles. At present, the officials are busy finding out the reasons for this.
