Bihar Bridge Collapse News

A portion of an under-construction bridge in Bihar, which was being "dismantled", crashed into the river Ganges river on Saturday, officials said.

The bridge envisioned as a key infrastructure project by Nitish Kumar, was intended to connect Sultanganj in Bhagalpur District with Aguani Ghat in Khagaria District.

Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the BJP of rampant corruption in the state for the record-breaking collapse of 10 bridges in the state in 15 days and the paper l

Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday defended Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Bihar bridge collapses and said that the unusually heavy monsoon rains were the primary cause for the incidents.

With bridge collapse incidents in Bihar breaking unflattering records, a senior BJP leader has said he is "afraid" of crossing any flyover or bridge in the state and that a "serious probe" is needed.

A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking to issue direction to the Bihar Government to conduct the highest level structural audit of all existing and under construction bridges in the state.

In a troubling trend for Bihar, a portion of a bridge over Gandaki river in Siwan district collapsed on Wednesday morning, marking the seventh such incident in the state within the past 15 days.

Another bridge in Bihar went out of commission today, making it the sixth in 10 days. The bridge in Thakurganj block sunk by a feet after the water level of the Bund river increased following heavy rains.

Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi is seeing a conspiracy in back-to-back bridge collapse incidents in Bihar. "Why have bridges started to collapse only after the Lok Sabha elections?" he wondered as he spoke to reporters in Gaya.

Bihar saw its fourth instance of bridge collapse in a week, with a bridge caving in at Kishanganj district.

The sudden collapse of a bridge in Bihar's Siwan today caused widespread panic and uproar in the area. The collapse of the bridge over the Gandak canal occurred with a loud noise that was heard till the neighbouring Ramgarh in Darbhanga district.

A portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar' Araria today. The concrete bridge over the Bakra River, built after spending crores, came apart in seconds.

Bihar bridge collapse: One person was killed and several others trapped as an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar's Supaul. .

Bihar Government on Tuesday has given a show cause notice to the construction company after the collapse of the Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge in Bhagalpur on Sunday evening.

Union minister for power and renewable energy RK Singh on Monday hit out at Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar after an under-construction four-lane bridge over the Ganga river collapsed in Bihar's Bhagalpur, for the second time in a year.

A portion of an under-construction bridge in Bihar, which was being "dismantled", crashed into the river Ganges river on Saturday, officials said.

The bridge envisioned as a key infrastructure project by Nitish Kumar, was intended to connect Sultanganj in Bhagalpur District with Aguani Ghat in Khagaria District.

Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the BJP of rampant corruption in the state for the record-breaking collapse of 10 bridges in the state in 15 days and the paper l

Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday defended Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Bihar bridge collapses and said that the unusually heavy monsoon rains were the primary cause for the incidents.

With bridge collapse incidents in Bihar breaking unflattering records, a senior BJP leader has said he is "afraid" of crossing any flyover or bridge in the state and that a "serious probe" is needed.

A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking to issue direction to the Bihar Government to conduct the highest level structural audit of all existing and under construction bridges in the state.

In a troubling trend for Bihar, a portion of a bridge over Gandaki river in Siwan district collapsed on Wednesday morning, marking the seventh such incident in the state within the past 15 days.

Another bridge in Bihar went out of commission today, making it the sixth in 10 days. The bridge in Thakurganj block sunk by a feet after the water level of the Bund river increased following heavy rains.

Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi is seeing a conspiracy in back-to-back bridge collapse incidents in Bihar. "Why have bridges started to collapse only after the Lok Sabha elections?" he wondered as he spoke to reporters in Gaya.

Bihar saw its fourth instance of bridge collapse in a week, with a bridge caving in at Kishanganj district.

The sudden collapse of a bridge in Bihar's Siwan today caused widespread panic and uproar in the area. The collapse of the bridge over the Gandak canal occurred with a loud noise that was heard till the neighbouring Ramgarh in Darbhanga district.

A portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar' Araria today. The concrete bridge over the Bakra River, built after spending crores, came apart in seconds.

Bihar bridge collapse: One person was killed and several others trapped as an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar's Supaul. .

Bihar Government on Tuesday has given a show cause notice to the construction company after the collapse of the Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge in Bhagalpur on Sunday evening.

Union minister for power and renewable energy RK Singh on Monday hit out at Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar after an under-construction four-lane bridge over the Ganga river collapsed in Bihar's Bhagalpur, for the second time in a year.