A suspension bridge collapsed during construction in the Indian state of Bihar on June 4.6
Reporting on the incident on June 4.6, ANI news agency reported that the suspension bridge was being built across the Ganges River in Bhagalpur district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar.
According to the original plan, construction would be completed in 2019. But the work has been behind schedule and delayed many times, including the first time the bridge collapsed on April 30.4 last year because of heavy rain and wind. big.
“I noticed a very strong shaking here, it felt like an explosion. Then we found the bridge collapsed," Rakesh Kumar, a local resident, told ANI about the second bridge collapse.
ANI said eight men were on the bridge at the time of the collapse, and one guard was reported missing.
ANI video shows a section of the bridge partially submerged, with only a few pillars and cables sticking out showing the previous location of the collapsed section.
"We have conducted an investigation and I have reported the results to the head of the district government," Amit Raj, a government official, told ANI.
Speaking to reporters on June 5.6, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pledged to take "stern action". “The bridge wasn't built properly, that's why it collapsed. It should have been made more solid," he said.
In October last year, a colonial-era suspension bridge in the town of Morbi in the western Indian state of Gujarat collapsed, sending hundreds of people into the Machchhu River below. 10 people died in the tragedy.
The bridge was put back into use just a few days earlier after months of repairs.
