Bihar: Part Of Bakra River Bridge Crumbles In Araria | Watch Video

A portion of a bridge over the Bakra River in Araria, Bihar, collapsed on Tuesday before its scheduled inauguration. The bridge, built at a cost of Rs 12 crores, was washed away by the river.

Youth Congress National President Srinivas BV commented that the bridge, constructed under the double-engine government in Bihar, has now been washed away. Bihar has a troubling history of bridge collapses. On June 4, 2023, the Aguwani-Sultanganj Ganga bridge was collapsed in Bihar's Bhagalpur.

This under-construction bridge, with an estimated cost of Rs 1,717 crore, saw two parts collapse one after the other.

VIDEO | A portion of a bridge on Bakra river collapses in Bihars Araria. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/hiLnY8NNfl

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 18, 2024

Notably, a portion of the same bridge had previously collapsed in April 2022 due to a storm. Fortunately, no casualties were reported this time.

Before this, in April 2022, at least 36 segments of this bridge had collapsed.

बिहार के अररिया में नदी के ऊपर बना पुल उदघाटन से पहले ही गिर गया !! pic.twitter.com/yi21P9OICF

— Sachin Gupta (@SachinGuptaUP) June 18, 2024

In December 2022, a portion of a bridge over the Burhi Gandak river in Begusarai collapsed due to developed cracks. Another incident in November 2022 saw a laborer die and another injured when an under-construction bridge in Nalanda district collapsed. Similar collapses have occurred in Kishanganj and Saharsa districts as well.