Bhagalpur. A major accident took place on Sunday in Bhagalpur, Odisha, Bihar. The Sultanganj-Aguwani four-lane bridge being built on the Ganges again got submerged in the river. Information is being received that more than 30 slabs i.e. a portion of about 100 feet has collapsed. This bridge was being constructed to connect Khagaria and Bhagalpur districts. People captured the incident of pool collapse in their cameras.
#WATCH | Under construction Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge in Bihar’s Bhagalpur collapses. The moment when bridge collapsed was caught on video by locals. This is the second time the bridge has collapsed.
— ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2023
(Source: Video shot by locals) pic.twitter.com/rZrqxvb9w7
The cost of this bridge is about Rs 1750 crores and it is the dream project of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The segment of this bridge had also collapsed in April last year. A big accident happened on Sunday in Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Sultanganj-Aguwani four-lane bridge being built on the Ganges again got submerged in the river. Information is being received that more than 30 slabs i.e. a portion of about 100 feet has collapsed. This bridge was being constructed to connect Khagaria and Bhagalpur districts.
#WATCH | Under construction Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge in Bihar’s Bhagalpur collapses. The moment when bridge collapsed was caught on video by locals. This is the second time the bridge has collapsed.
— ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2023
(Source: Video shot by locals) pic.twitter.com/D6eapP9x1h
