Portion of under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar's Bhagalpur

An under-construction bridge in Bihar's Bhagalpur district collapsed on Sunday. A video of the incident went viral on social media. Three pillars of Bhagalpur's Sultanganj Ganga bridge were found to have fallen into the Ganges. The 3-kilometer-long bridge from Aguwani to Sultanganj in Khagaria was under construction, connecting North and South Bihar. The SP Singla Company was constructing the bridge at a cost of 1711 crores. Taking note of the incident, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar ordered a probe into the incident and asked



to identify those responsible for it. 

"Under construction Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge in Bihar’s Bhagalpur collapses. The moment when the bridge collapsed was caught on video by locals. This is the second time the bridge has collapsed," reads a tweet from ANI. 

This is not the first time, a portion of the same bridge had collapsed earlier in 2022 due to the strong winds and rain. However, no casualty or property damage was reported in the accident then.