Actual Incident
The Bihar government on July 5 suspended over a dozen engineers of Water Resources Department and Rural Works Department after as many as ten bridges collapsed in last fortnight across the State.
Bihar has, in recent past, witnessed several bridges falling down in different parts prompting Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to ask officials for spot verification of old bridges and to initiate steps for proper upkeep of bridges.
Stricts actions are being taken by the government
The State government has been quite serious over the incidents of bridges collapsing in the state.
The contractors responsible for construction of the bridges too will be traced and held accountable for their deeds.
In last fortnight as many as ten bridges had collapsed in districts like Siwan, Saran, Araria, East Champaran, Kishanganj and Madhubani.
The last bridge collapse incident had happened in the Saran district on July 4. Those suspended include three executive engineers.
A total of 10 bridges collapsed in Siwan, Saran, Madhubani, Araria, East Champaran and Kishanganj districts in the past 17 days.
The decision was taken after the flying squads submitted their reports, pointing out that engineers were negligent and monitoring was ineffective as the main reasons behind the collapse of the bridges.
The Rural Works Department has also initiated the process of blacklisting the contractor who was involved in the construction of the bridge in Araria district.
The department has also stopped payment of the contractor/firm for its previous work till the completion of the probe.
Editor’s Note
The political turmoil intensified as five bridges in Araria, Siwan, East Champaran, Kishanganj, and Madhubani districts collapsed in June alone. State Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary assured the public on Thursday that investigations are ongoing, and stringent action will be taken against negligent officers.
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