A girder of a road bridge collapsed in Madhubani

A girder of a road bridge collapsed in Madhubani

Patna June 28: A girder of an under-construction road bridge collapsed in Madhubani district of BIhar on Friday.

The construction of the bridge was underway on the Bhutahi Balan River at Lalwarhi village under the Madhepur block of Madhubani district and the installation of the girder was completed two days ago. It has collapsed due to strong flows of rainwater in the Bhutahi Balan River.

This was the fifth incident of bridge collapse in the last 10 days in Bihar. Earlier, a bridge worth Rs 12 crore on the Bakra river in Sikti block of Araria district collapsed on June 18. On June 22, the bridge built on the canal connecting Daraunda and Maharajganj blocks in Siwan collapsed. The third incident of bridge collapse came to light in the Ghodasahan block of East Champaran on June 23 and a 70-meter-long bridge collapsed in Kishanganj on June 27.

The local villagers said that the construction of the bridge has been taking place for the last 5 years and the four pillars were already constructed. The girder was installed between the two pillars.

The villagers claimed the bad alignment of the girder was the reason for its collapse. They also said the corruption at the highest level in the construction of the bridge led to its collapse.

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