CURATED BY – CHANDAN KUMAR CHAUBEY | CITYCHIEFNEWS

The series of bridge collapses continues in Araria, Bihar. After a part of the under-construction bridge on Bakra river collapsed in Araria on June 18, the series of bridge collapses in Bihar started and does not seem to stop. A bridge has collapsed again in Araria itself.

According to the information, a culvert has collapsed again in Amhara Panchayat located in Araria's Forbesganj. Due to which connectivity of many villages has been cut off. Hundreds of people from many villages have been affected due to the collapse of this bridge. Villagers say that the bridge has collapsed due to the negligence of the department.

Villagers say that this bridge was constructed by the Rural Works Department on the way from Gopalpur to Majhua in the year 2017, but after a few years, the condition of the bridge started deteriorating. The villagers informed the department about the dilapidated condition of the bridge several times but no one took cognizance and finally the bridge collapsed.
The villagers say that the condition of another bridge in the area has become dilapidated and it too can collapse at any time. The water level of Kosi river is increasing but the department is not taking any initiative regarding this. Due to the collapse of the bridge, people are facing a lot of trouble.