Bihar: The series of bridge collapses and sinking continues in Bihar. The latest case is after the collapse of Aguani bridge in Sultanganj, Bhagalpur, now the bridge has collapsed again due to the heavy flow of rain water. Due to this, the connection of many villages with the urban area has been cut off.
the collapsed bridge
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After the advisory issued by the Meteorological Department, the torrential rains in the border areas of Bihar-Jharkhand last night caused the rivers of the border areas to overflow. The bridge built on the Gulskari river in Divaniya village of Barachatti block of Gaya district collapsed due to the strong current of water. After this, a large crowd of villagers gathered there. Due to the collapse of the bridge, the life of about 15 thousand people around it became disrupted. Due to the increase in the water level, water entered the Anganwadi center building of the village, due to which the goods kept in the Anganwadi center have also been completely damaged.
On the complaint of the villagers, the contractor got the bridge repaired
In this regard, the local villagers told that this bridge was built eight years ago by Rural Works Department Sherghati Work Division 2 at a cost of about 15 lakhs. Its length is about 15 feet. The villagers say that at the time of construction of the bridge, they had raised the question that what is the meaning of building such a small bridge on this river? At the time of construction of the bridge, the villagers had said that this bridge will not last long and that is what happened. The bridge was damaged a few days after its construction. On which the villagers had applied in the Public Grievance. After applying in the Public Grievance, the bridge was repaired by the contractor.
