Another under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar; human error once more?
3 min readBy PTI
KISHANGANJ: Barely three weeks after an under-construction bridge over the Ganga collapsed in Bihar’s Khagaria district, a portion of one other bridge in Kishanganj district caved in on Saturday, an official stated.
In the incident, which occurred round 400 km from the state capital Patna, a pillar of the bridge over river Mechi collapsed, stated Arvind Kumar, challenge director of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
“The under-construction bridge on NH-327E would have linked Kishanganj and Katihar upon completion,” the official stated.
Claiming that no one was injured within the accident, the official stated, “a five-member team” of consultants has been constituted to research the trigger.
“Prima facie it seems to be an instance of human error during the piling process,” the official stated.
#WATCH | Pillar of an under-construction bridge on Mechi River which connects Katihar and Kishanganj districts in Bihar, caves in close to Gori village on NH-327E. pic.twitter.com/VsYAP9xnl7
— ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2023
The state authorities, in the meantime, clarified that the construction was a part of a central challenge and that the authority to take motion rested with the NHAI.
Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, who holds the street building portfolio, stated, “The bridge is being constructed by the NHAI as part of the Centre’s Bharat Mala project. It has nothing to do with the Bihar government. It is the NHAI which is empowered to reward or punish officials or agencies concerned,” Yadav added.
On June 4, an under-construction bridge, which was supposed to attach Khagaria district with Bhagalpur, collapsed.
The incident, which claimed the lifetime of a safety guard, had evoked an enormous outcry since regardless of an preliminary deadline of November 2019, it remained incomplete.
The Bihar Engineering Services Association had expressed concern and pressured the necessity for a “structural audit” of all bridges, full in addition to beneath building, within the state.
KISHANGANJ: Barely three weeks after an under-construction bridge over the Ganga collapsed in Bihar’s Khagaria district, a portion of one other bridge in Kishanganj district caved in on Saturday, an official stated.
In the incident, which occurred round 400 km from the state capital Patna, a pillar of the bridge over river Mechi collapsed, stated Arvind Kumar, challenge director of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
“The under-construction bridge on NH-327E would have linked Kishanganj and Katihar upon completion,” the official stated.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Claiming that no one was injured within the accident, the official stated, “a five-member team” of consultants has been constituted to research the trigger.
“Prima facie it seems to be an instance of human error during the piling process,” the official stated.
#WATCH | Pillar of an under-construction bridge on Mechi River which connects Katihar and Kishanganj districts in Bihar, caves in close to Gori village on NH-327E. pic.twitter.com/VsYAP9xnl7
— ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2023
The state authorities, in the meantime, clarified that the construction was a part of a central challenge and that the authority to take motion rested with the NHAI.
Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, who holds the street building portfolio, stated, “The bridge is being constructed by the NHAI as part of the Centre’s Bharat Mala project. It has nothing to do with the Bihar government. It is the NHAI which is empowered to reward or punish officials or agencies concerned,” Yadav added.
On June 4, an under-construction bridge, which was supposed to attach Khagaria district with Bhagalpur, collapsed.
The incident, which claimed the lifetime of a safety guard, had evoked an enormous outcry since regardless of an preliminary deadline of November 2019, it remained incomplete.
The Bihar Engineering Services Association had expressed concern and pressured the necessity for a “structural audit” of all bridges, full in addition to beneath building, within the state.
