Bihar: Under Constructon Bridge Collapses In Bhagalpur, CM Nitish Kumar Orders Probe

No casualty has been reported so far. According to the report, this is the second time the bridge has collapsed.

The visuals were caught on camera by the locals.

Source : ANI

New Delhi: The under construction Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge in Bihar’s Bhagalpur collapsed on Sunday, news agency ANI reported. The visuals were caught on camera by the locals. However, no casualty has been reported so far. According to the report, this is the second time the bridge has collapsed.

"The incident of under-construction bridge collapse happened at around 6 pm. No casualties reported till now. Local administration on the spot, we have asked for a report from 'Pul Nirman Nigam'," ANI quoted DDC Bhagalpur Kumar Anurag as saying.

#UPDATE | The incident of under-construction bridge collapse happened at around 6 pm. No casualties reported till now. Local administration on the spot, we have asked for a report from 'Pul Nirman Nigam': DDC Bhagalpur Kumar Anurag to ANI https://t.co/MoeA7wF1nN

— ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2023

Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered a probe into the incident and asked officials concerned to find out those responsible. 

#WATCH | Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav speaks on the collapse of an under-construction bridge in Bhagalpur which collapsed for the second time. https://t.co/MoeA7wF1nN pic.twitter.com/sgMuTGwaIs

— ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2023

"We were expecting that the inauguration of the bridge would happen by November-December later this year. But the way it collapsed is unfortunate. A probe must happen into the incident, there's some fault," Sultanganj JDU MLA Lalit Narayan Mandal said.

#WATCH | We were expecting that the inauguration of the bridge would happen by November-December later this year. But the way it collapsed is unfortunate. A probe must happen into the incident, there's some fault: Sultanganj JDU MLA Lalit Narayan Mandal https://t.co/MoeA7wFzdl pic.twitter.com/k1btLihs0d

— ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2023

At least 3-feet part of the bridge collapsed into river Ganga below.

Notably, the Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge had also suffered some damage back in April due to a storm.

According to reports, the middle portion of the bridge was being constructed on the river Ganga between Khagaria, Aguwani and Sultanganj. A part of the bridge had collapsed two years back as well.

The Aguwani Sultanganj Ganga bridge was being constructed in Bihar's Khagaria at a cost of over Rs 1,700 crore.

According to the ANI report, the front of the 206m-long bridge between pillar 2 and 3 has collapsed.