Another bridge collapsed in Bihar’s Saran district on Thursday, the 10th such incident in the state in just over a fortnight.According to District Magistrate Aman Samir, the latest incident is the third such collapse in Saran in the last 24 hours. “A high-level probe has been ordered to find out reasons for the collapse of these small bridges in the district,” he said.
No casualty was reported after the structure, built 15 years ago by local authorities, collapsed this morning, he said.
The small bridge over the Gandaki river was situated in the Baneyapur block and used to connect several villages in Saran with the neighbouring Siwan district.
“The small bridge was constructed 15 years ago. I am going to the spot. Several other officials of the district administration have already reached there. The exact cause of the bridge collapse is yet to be ascertained but desilting work was recently undertaken,” the district magistrate said