Incidents of major bridge collapses in India

New Delhi, Sep 4: The horror of Majerhat flyover collapse in Kolkata is the second major incident of flyover/bridge collapse after 2016. Twenty-seven people were killed and 80 others after Vivekananda Flyover collapsed on 31st March 2016 in Kolkata.

Here is the list of incidents of bridge/flyover collapse across India:

• 21 July 2001: Kadalundi River rail bridge in Kadalundi - 57 killed
• 10 September 2002: Rafiganj rail bridge in Rafiganj - 130 killed
• 29 October 2005: Veligonda Railway Bridge in Railway bridge - 114 killed
• December 2006: Pedestrian bridge Bhagalpur in - 30 killed
• 9 September 2007: Flyover bridge Punjagutta in Hyderabad - 20 killed
• 1 Oct 2008: Under-construction flyover in Lucknow - 6 Killed
• 25 December 2009: Kota Chambal Bridge Kota in Rajasthan - 9 killed - 45 missing

• May 25, 2012: Pauri Garwal, Uttarakhand - Under construction Bridge - 6 killed
• June 10, 2014: Flyover in Surat - 3 Killed
• Aug 25 2015: Flyover in Nawada - 4 killed
• 31 March 2016: Vivekananda Flyover Bridge Kolkata - 27 killed, 80+ injured
• 2 August 2016: Savitri River Bridge, Maharashtra - 28 killed
• 18 May 2017: Sanvordem River Bridge, Curchorem, Goa 2 killed, 30 missing
• May 16, 2018 : Under-construction flyover in Varanasi - 18 Killed