A portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar’ Araria as we speak. The concrete bridge over the Bakra River, constructed after spending crores, got here aside in seconds.

Visuals confirmed the bridge, over the fast-flowing river, tilted on one aspect and a crowd gathered on the banks close to the bridge, recording the second it collapsed.

There aren’t any experiences of accidents.

The bridge was constructed to ease the commute between Kursakanta and Sikti within the Araria district of Bihar. Constructed at Rs 12 crore, the bridge collapsed earlier than its inauguration. 

Sikti MLA Vijay Kumar instructed ANI, “The bridge has collapsed as a consequence of negligence by the development firm’s proprietor. We demand that the administration ought to conduct an investigation.”

#WATCH | Bihar | A portion of a bridge over the Bakra River has collapsed in Araria pic.twitter.com/stjDO2Xkq3

— ANI (@ANI) June 18, 2024

The collapsed portion washed away inside seconds and the folks began working towards security. In one other video, a number of individuals are standing dangerously near the sting of the remaining portion of the bride. Whereas many individuals are standing underneath it. 

A serious a part of the collapsed portion was constructed over the river. The part constructed on the banks of the Bakra River stays intact. 

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari clarified that the collapsed bridge was not underneath the Highway Transport Ministry and was constructed by the state authorities.

The development of the collapsed bridge in Bihar’s Araria district was not carried out underneath the Union Highway Transport and Highways Ministry. The bridge was being constructed by the Bihar authorities’s Rural Growth Ministry, Mr Gadkari mentioned in a submit on X in Hindi.
 

बिहार के अररिया में दुर्घटनाग्रस्त पुलिया का निर्माण केंद्रीय सड़क परिवहन मंत्रालय के अंतर्गत नहीं हुआ है। बिहार सरकार के ग्रामीण विकास मंत्रालय के अंतर्गत इसका काम चल रहा था।

— Workplace Of Nitin Gadkari (@OfficeOfNG) June 18, 2024

In March this yr, one individual was killed and several other others had been trapped after an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar’s Supaul. The bustling development web site close to Maricha become a scene of chaos and devastation after the collapse within the morning, prompting pressing rescue efforts by native authorities and volunteers.

In keeping with experiences, the bridge was being constructed at a value of ₹ 984 crore over the river Kosi. The accident bears an uncanny resemblance to the collapse of an under-construction bridge in Bihar’s Bhagalpur, which had sparked a wr of phrases between the state authorities and the opposition BJP.