Opinion | The story of a Bihar bridge that collapsed twice

“All the pillars had been erected and only the installation of a few superstructures was due.”

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#BiharBridgeCollapse | Deputy CM says the entire money for construction of new bridge would be recovered from the contractor

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#BiharBridgeCollapse: Executive engineer suspended; govt likely to ban construction company

The bridge was supposed to connect Khagaria and Bhagalpur districts.
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The Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Ltd has served notice to S.P. Singla Construction, asking why the Bihar government should not blacklist this company
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#Bihar government to seek clarification from SP Singla Constructions Pvt Ltd after the under-construction Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge collapsed in Bhagalpur on June 4. #BiharBridgeCollapse (ANI) #press

Built to not last: #BiharBridgeCollapse is shocking. But it’s also part of a nationwide pattern of compromised governance

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Twice in 2 years: Why this Bihar bridge keeps collapsing?

According to sources, at least 30 slabs of several pillars, including pillar nos. 9, 10 and 11, measuring around 100ft each, collapsed and fell into the river.

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#BiharBridgeCollapse: CM #NitishKumar says ‘construction faulty, collapsed last year…’

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#Bihar bridge 'deliberately destroyed': Deputy CM #TejashwiYadav says it had design flaws

As images of the collapsing portion were beamed on media outlets, state #BJP president reacted strongly & demanded the resignation of cm #NitishKumar. #BiharBridgeCollapse… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1665565752425091072 #press

#Bihar: This is the second such collapse on the same under-construction bridge. In April 2022, the super structures of the pillar nos. 4, 5 and 6 had collapsed.

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Rs 1,710-crore under­construction #Bihar bridge falls a second time in 14 months

According to sources, at least 30 slabs of several pillars, including pillar nos. 9, 10 and 11, measuring around 100ft, collapsed.

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#Watch: Under construction bridge collapses in Bihar’s Bhagalpur

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#BiharBridgeCollapse: Bihar CM has ordered a probe into the #bridgecollapse& asked Pratyaya Amrit, additional chief secretary of the state road construction department, to identify those responsible& take stern action against them #BhagalpurBridgecollapse http://toi.in/hrDP3a28/a24gk #press