Kishanganj: A bridge caved in at Kishanganj district on Thursday within the fourth incident of its sort in Bihar in simply over every week, officers stated. The bridge, located in Bahadurganj block, was 70 meters lengthy and 12 meters extensive, District Justice of the Peace Tushar Singla stated.
“The bridge was inbuilt 2011 over Madiya, a small tributary that connects the Kankai river to the Mahananda. Heavy rainfall within the catchment space in Nepal has led to a sudden rise within the water degree. One of many pillars of the bridge couldn’t stand up to the sturdy present,” he stated.
Nobody was injured within the incident, he stated. Barricading has been accomplished at each ends of the bridge to forestall any sort of motion whereas restore work was on, he added. Three incidents of bridge collapse had been reported final week from Araria, Siwan and Araria districts.
In the previous couple of years, quite a lot of comparable incidents have taken place in varied components of the state, and although no fatalities have been induced, these have led to questions being raised on the standard of public works within the state.
