Majerhat Bridge

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday named the newly-built Majerhat bridge in Kolkata as "Jai Hind" bridge to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose.

An alternative road parallel to a bridge that collapsed over a month ago in south Kolkata was thrown open to the public today.

Ten days after the Majerhat Bridge collapsed in Kolkata and killed three people, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee admitted the Public Works Department (PWD) of the state government had been found negligent and they would not be forgiven for that. She also announced that the old bridge will be demolished and a brand new bridge built within...

In the wake of the Majerhat bridge collapse on September 4, the West Bengal public works department (PWD) has identified seven bridges in the city as "most vulnerable" requiring urgent repairs, a senior official of the department said.

Days before Kolkata's Majerhat Bridge collapsed on Tuesday killing three and leaving at least 25 injured, it now seems the Eastern Railways, in charge of a section of the bridge, had warned of the imminent danger in a letter sent exactly six weeks ago, on July 27.

Three days after a bridge on the outskirts of Kolkata collapsed, killing three, another bridge near Siliguri in Darjeeling district fell today while a truck was passing over it.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday declared that 20 bridges in and around Kolkata have crossed their "expiry date" and will be inspected and repaired urgently on the basis of expert opinion.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said 20 more bridges in Kolkata have been found to be weak. Pointing out that the earlier Left Front government had built the bridges, she said "There is no use blaming us". An investigation is on and strong action will be taken against whoever is responsible, she added.

Majerhat Bridge is suddenly nobody's baby. A day after it collapsed and left two people dead in Kolkata, a case of culpable homicide has been filed. But the first information report or FIR has been filed against unknown persons - in other words - nobody.

State-run engineering and consultancy agency RiTES had in 2016 warned the West Bengal government on the precarious condition of several bridges in the city including the Majerhat structure but no action was taken, officials said Wednesday.

Two persons are missing after a portion of the Majerhat bridge in south Kolkata collapsed, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday as operations to locate those who might still be trapped in the debris were stepped up.

The overnight search and rescue operations at the Majerhat bridge collapse site in the south Kolkata continued this morning to find those possibly trapped in the debris, officials said.

The area around the Majerhat bridge was filled with personnel from the fire brigade, police and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) who began the rescue work. Locals too chipped in, eye witnesses said.

Opposition parties in West Bengal Tuesday alleged that the Trinamool Congress-led government's "callousness towards the repair of old bridges" was the main reason behind the collapse of a portion of the Majerhat bridge.

Transport services connecting the vast areas in the south-western part of the city and South 24 Parganas district were severely affected owing to collapse of a portion of a road over bridge at Majherhat on the arterial Diamond Harbour Road Tuesday.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday named the newly-built Majerhat bridge in Kolkata as "Jai Hind" bridge to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose.

An alternative road parallel to a bridge that collapsed over a month ago in south Kolkata was thrown open to the public today.

Ten days after the Majerhat Bridge collapsed in Kolkata and killed three people, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee admitted the Public Works Department (PWD) of the state government had been found negligent and they would not be forgiven for that. She also announced that the old bridge will be demolished and a brand new bridge built within...

In the wake of the Majerhat bridge collapse on September 4, the West Bengal public works department (PWD) has identified seven bridges in the city as "most vulnerable" requiring urgent repairs, a senior official of the department said.

Days before Kolkata's Majerhat Bridge collapsed on Tuesday killing three and leaving at least 25 injured, it now seems the Eastern Railways, in charge of a section of the bridge, had warned of the imminent danger in a letter sent exactly six weeks ago, on July 27.

Three days after a bridge on the outskirts of Kolkata collapsed, killing three, another bridge near Siliguri in Darjeeling district fell today while a truck was passing over it.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday declared that 20 bridges in and around Kolkata have crossed their "expiry date" and will be inspected and repaired urgently on the basis of expert opinion.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said 20 more bridges in Kolkata have been found to be weak. Pointing out that the earlier Left Front government had built the bridges, she said "There is no use blaming us". An investigation is on and strong action will be taken against whoever is responsible, she added.

Majerhat Bridge is suddenly nobody's baby. A day after it collapsed and left two people dead in Kolkata, a case of culpable homicide has been filed. But the first information report or FIR has been filed against unknown persons - in other words - nobody.

State-run engineering and consultancy agency RiTES had in 2016 warned the West Bengal government on the precarious condition of several bridges in the city including the Majerhat structure but no action was taken, officials said Wednesday.

Two persons are missing after a portion of the Majerhat bridge in south Kolkata collapsed, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday as operations to locate those who might still be trapped in the debris were stepped up.

The overnight search and rescue operations at the Majerhat bridge collapse site in the south Kolkata continued this morning to find those possibly trapped in the debris, officials said.

The area around the Majerhat bridge was filled with personnel from the fire brigade, police and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) who began the rescue work. Locals too chipped in, eye witnesses said.

Opposition parties in West Bengal Tuesday alleged that the Trinamool Congress-led government's "callousness towards the repair of old bridges" was the main reason behind the collapse of a portion of the Majerhat bridge.

Transport services connecting the vast areas in the south-western part of the city and South 24 Parganas district were severely affected owing to collapse of a portion of a road over bridge at Majherhat on the arterial Diamond Harbour Road Tuesday.