A bridge collapsed in Bihar’s Kishanganj district, marking the fourth such instance in a week. The 70-meter bridge on a tributary of the Kankai River connected Bahadurganj and Dighalbank blocks. No injuries were reported in the incident.
The collapse of the bridge affected the connectivity between the two towns.
Quoting officials, an NDTV report said the water level of the river rose and several pillars in the middle of the bridge sunk about one-and-a-half feet.
Bahadurganj police station chief Abhinav Parasar reached the spot with his team and immediately barricaded the area at both ends, halting vehicle movement.
District Magistrate Tushar Singla said the bridge was built in 2011 over Madiya, a small tributary that connects the Kankai River to the Mahananda.
“Heavy rainfall in the catchment area in Nepal has led to a sudden rise in the water level. One of the pillars of the bridge could not withstand the strong current,” Singla was quoted by PTI as saying.
The Road Department also arrived at the spot and an investigation into the matter is underway.
Three incidents of bridge collapse were reported in Bihar’s Siwan and Araria districts last week.
A bridge collapsed in the Siwan district on June 22 causing widespread panic and commotion in the area. The collapse of the bridge took place over the Gandak canal and reverberated to the neighbouring Ramgarh in the Darbhanga district.
A newly constructed bridge collapsed in the Araria district on June 19 before the inauguration. No casualties were reported. The bridge, built at the cost of Rs 12 Crore on the Bakra River connected Sikti and Kursakanta blocks.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari had clarified that the collapsed bridge in Araria was not constructed under the Central Road Transport Ministry. “The bridge construction work was going on under the Rural Development Ministry of the Bihar Government,” he had said.
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