New Delhi:
One other bridge in Bihar went out of fee immediately, making it the sixth in 10 days. The bridge in Thakurganj block sunk by a ft immediately the water degree of the Bund river elevated following heavy rains. The floor of the bridge cracked, making it too dangerous to make use of.
The bridge, positioned in Khoshi Dangi village of Patharia panchayat, was in-built 2007-2008 from the MP fund of the then MP Md Tasleemuddin of Thakurganj. However immediately, it couldn’t stand up to the strain of water.
This bridge connects areas below three to 4 panchayats and if it collapses fully, it will have an effect on round 60,000 individuals.
Yesterday, an under-construction bridge in Madhubani area collapsed. Work on the bridge, constructed at a price of Rs 3 crore by the Rural Works Division of the Bihar authorities, has been on since 2021.
Earlier than that, bridge collapses had been reported from Araria, Siwan, East Champaran and Kishanganj.
On Thursday final week, a bridge caved in at Kishanganj district. Earlier than that, a bridge below building collapsed in East Champaran district on June 23. On June 22, a bridge, constructed over the Gandak canal, collapsed in Siwan.
The primary case was reported on June 19, when a portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Araria district.
The frequent collapses have triggered conspiracy theories. “Why have bridges began to break down solely after the Lok Sabha elections?” questioned Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi.
“Why had been such incidents not going down 15 or 30 days earlier than? Why have bridges began to break down solely after the Lok Sabha elections? Why are they collapsing now? Is there any conspiracy to defame the state authorities?” he added.