Bihar: Portion Of Jamui Bailey Bridge Tilts One Side, Traffic Suspended

District Magistrate Abhilasha Sharma said movement of traffic has been completely stopped on the bridge, and technical experts are engaged in repairing the damage.

A section of a Bailey bridge over the Barnar River in Bihar tilted, resulting in suspended traffic.

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A section of a bailey bridge over the Barnar River in the Jamui district of Bihar tilted to one side on Monday. Officials have suspended the traffic movement on the bridge in view of any unforeseen circumstances. 

District Magistrate Abhilasha Sharma told PTI, “A portion of the Bailey bridge suddenly tilted six inches to one side. Movement of traffic has been completely stopped on the bridge, and technical experts have been engaged in repairing the damage.” 

The bridge was constructed by the Road Construction Department last year, and it is likely to be fully operational in five days, she also said. No injuries were reported due to the incident, as per officials.

This incident follows a series of bridge and causeway collapses across several Bihar districts, including Siwan, Saran, Madhubani, Araria, East Champaran, and Kishanganj.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had previously instructed officials to survey all old bridges in the state and identify those in urgent need of repairs.

Bridge Collapse In Bihar's Khagaria

On August 17, the incident of bridge collapse from the Khagaria district of Bihar also came to light where an under-construction bridge connecting Agwani Ghat and Sultanganj collapsed.

According to news agency PTI, The collapse was reportedly caused by the rising water level of the Ganga River. Fortunately, no casualties were reported.

The section of the bridge between pillar numbers 9 and 10 on the Ganga, connecting Agwani and Sultanganj, collapsed. Construction work had already been delayed for the past month due to the increasing water levels.

Khagaria's District Magistrate Amit Kumar Pandey stated 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.