On Wednesday, the bridge over the Mindhola River on the road connecting the villages of Maipur and Degama in Gujarat’s Tapi district’s Vyara Tehsil collapsed.The collapse of the bridge has reportedly had an impact on roughly 15 towns.
Executive Engineer Nirav Rathod said, “The construction work of the bridge started in 2021, which cost Rs 2 crore. The reason for the bridge’s collapse will be ascertained after getting the investigation done by the experts.”More details on the incident are awaited.
Recently, in Bihar, the Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge collapsed in Bhagalpur. The bridge was constructed to link Bhagalpur and Khagaria districts over the river Ganges. It involved a cost of over Rs 1,770 crore and was supposed to be completed by 2019.