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Under Construction Bridge Collapses In Bihar’s Bhagalpur In Seconds, WATCH the Horrifying Video Here

An under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar’s Bhagalpur today i.e. on Sunday. The horrifying visuals were caught on camera and showed two parts of the bridge collapsing one after another just like a house of cards. The Aguwani Sultanganj Ganga bridge was being constructed in Bihar’s Khagaria at a cost of Rs 1,717 crore.

According to the media reports, no casualties have been reported till now.

Watch the video here:

Taking notes from the collapse, the incident took place at around 6 pm on Sunday. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has ordered a probe into the incident and has asked for the identification of those responsible for the collapse. A report has been sought from the ‘Pul Nirman Nigam’.

Almost a 3ft portion of the bridge collapsed into the river Ganga below, the media reports said. The bridge had also suffered some damage back in April due to a storm.

The middle portion of the bridge was being constructed on the river Ganges between Khagaria, Aguwani and Sultanganj. A portion of the bridge had collapsed two years ago as well.

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Opposition takes a swipe at Nitish-led government

Soon after the visuals of the collapse went viral, the opposition took a swipe at the state’s chief minister. The BJP slammed Bihar CM Nitish Kumar over the bridge collapse. BJP leader Amit Malviya asked if Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav would resign from the posts of CM and Deputy CM, respectively.

Taking to Twitter, the BJP leader wrote in Hindi, “In 2015, Nitish Kumar inaugurated this bridge, which was to be completed by 2020. This bridge has fallen for the second time. Will Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav resign immediately, taking cognizance of this incident? By doing this, both the uncle and nephew can set an example in front of the country.”

Similar incident in Bihar

Earlier in December 2022, a portion of the bridge built across the Burhi Gandak River in Bihar’s Begusarai had collapsed. The bridge had reportedly developed cracks and pillars 2 and 3 of the bridge had taken a fall.

(With Input Feeds)

Alina Khan

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