Bihar Bridge Collapse: Another Structure Falls In Khagaria As Ganga Water Level Rises — VIDEO

An under-construction bridge in Bihar's Khagaria collapsed for the 3rd time due to rising Ganga water levels, with no casualties reported. The Agwani-Sultanganj bridge, under-construction since 2015.

Bihar Bridge Collapse: Another under-construction bridge in Bihar's Khagaria has collapsed. (Representative image)

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Another under-construction bridge connecting Agwani Ghat and Sultanganj in Bihar's Khagaria has collapsed. The incident purportedly occurred due to the rising water level of the Ganga. No casualty has been reported in the incident.

The part of the bridge between pillar numbers 9 and 10 on the Ganga between Agwani and Sultanganj crashed. The construction work had been getting disrupted over the last one month due to the rising water level. With the pressure due to the current rising, the bridge gave way on Friday. 

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Khagaria's District Magistrate Amit Kumar Pandey told news agency PTI that a slab of the Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge collapsed around 8 am. "I must tell one thing the entire structure of the under-construction bridge, which is faulty, is supposed to be dismantled by the contractor. The construction work has already been stopped there. The contractor is dismantling the structure at the direction of the Patna High Court," he said.

The official added that no casualty was reported in the incident.

This is the third time that the Agwani Sultanganj four-lane bridge has collapsed. Earlier, on April 30, 2022, pillar number five fell. Again in May last year, the superstructure of pillar numbers 9-12 on the Agwani end collapsed. The construction of the bridge began in 2015, according to media reports.

The bridge has been under construction for nearly 11 years with an estimated cost of Rs1,710 crore. This adds to the slew of bridges that have collapsed in Bihar over the last few months, raising questions over the quality of construction.

On reports of the collapse of the Sultanganj Aguwani bridge, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said, "When the bridge collapsed for the first time, it was decided that the bridge should be rebuilt after breaking it...When our government was in power a committee was constituted to investigate the cause of the collapse and based on its findings action was to be taken...Under the rule of Nitish Kumar, bridges and mega bridges are collapsing. Many such kinds of incidents are coming forward. Action should be taken against those responsible...The report of the committee is very important...No one believes now whether the bridge will be built or not...I don't believe that a review meeting has been done by the government till now in the case of bridge collapse..."