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The superstructure of pillar 9 of Sultanganj Agwani Ganga bridge collapsed on Saturday morning in Bhagalpur, Bihar. This incident happened due to the rise in the water level of river Ganga. The structure built for the slab part between pillar number 9 and 10 fell into the river.
This is the third time that the superstructure of this bridge has collapsed. A video of the superstructure collapse has also surfaced. There is no news of any casualties in this accident. In the last 2 years, 21 bridges have collapsed in Bihar. These include more than 15 small bridges.
Last year on 4 June 2023, the superstructure of pillars number 9,10, 11, 12 on the Agwani side collapsed and fell into the Ganga. Earlier, on the night of 30 April 2022, pole number five fell due to strong winds. The date for construction of this bridge was fixed as 4 July 2024 but now it has been postponed till 2026.
On Saturday morning, the superstructure of the under-construction pillar 9 of the Agwani bridge sank in the Ganga. This is the third accident in 3 years.
Bridge Corporation Explained
The Bridge Construction Corporation has said that the upper part of the bridge has collapsed due to the rising water level of the Ganga river and the fast flow. The Municipal Corporation has clarified that this area has already been damaged. What had to be removed is a part of it. The corporation says that no work is being done on this bridge since the last accident. According to the order of the Patna High Court, the construction agency will have to get the work of this part done afresh at its own expense. The corporation further said that work is going on to prepare a new plan.
Construction began in 2016
The approach road of the Agwani four-lane bridge will be made 440 meters long. Rs 128.64 crore is being spent on this. Also, the work of Agwani four-decker bridge was started in 2016 at a cost of Rs 1716 crore. The date of completion of the construction was fixed nine times, but the work was not completed. This bridge was to be completed by the end of 2024, but now its target has been extended to 2026.
The slab of this bridge also collapsed in 2023
A year ago, four pillars of a bridge being constructed on the Ganga between Agwani-Sultanganj in Khagaria, Bihar, fell into the river. About 192 meters of the bridge fell into the river. At the time of this accident, the workers were working at a distance of 500 meters from there.
Due to the collapse of such a huge building, several feet high waves arose in the river Ganga. Due to which the people sitting on the boat in the river got scared.
It is being constructed by SP Singh Company. The foundation stone of this bridge was laid by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in 2014. This bridge is under construction since 2015. Its cost is Rs 1710.77 crore. The length of the bridge is 3.16 km.
Due to the collapse of the bridge, several feet high waves arose in the river Ganga.
In 2022, a portion of 100 meters fell, which was also investigated
Even in 2022, the structure of this under-construction bridge fell into the river last year. 36 slabs of three pillars of about 100 feet long collapsed. The work was stopped at night, so there was no loss of life. At that time, a team including the MD of Setu Nigam had gone there and inspected.
After completion of the project, North Bihar will be connected to Jharkhand.
The bridge is being constructed between Agwani and Sultanganj Ghat (Bhagalpur district) which will connect Barauni Khagaria NH 31 and Mokama, Lakhisarai, Bhagalpur, Mirzachowki NH 80 of South Bihar. After completion of the project, North Bihar will be directly connected to Jharkhand via Mirzachowki through a 16 km route from Khagaria side of Bihar and a four km route from Sultanganj side. The construction of the bridge will reduce the distance from 90 km to Bhagalpur from Khagaria to just 30 km.
This bridge is being constructed by Singla Company, the company has constructed 8 bridges in Bihar
On July 19, ED raided the company's premises
In the case of money laundering, ED had raided a bridge building company from Patna to Delhi. The company has constructed 8 bridges in Bihar. Last year, the company was building a bridge at Agwani Ghat in Bhagalpur at a cost of Rs 1700 crore. This bridge broke twice. After this, this Singla company came into the limelight. The company had got various contracts worth Rs 9 thousand crore in Bihar.