Bihar Bridge Collapse Incidents: CM Nitish Kumar Directs Authorities To Take Safety Measures After Tejashwi Yadav Says 12 Bridges Collapsed Since June 18
Patna July 4: After frequent incidents of bridge collapse in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday directed the Rural Works Department to develop a maintenance policy aligned with the Road Construction Department’s standards to improve infrastructure safety and longevity.
The Chief Minister asked the officials of the departments to prepare Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for regular bridge inspections. Vigilance, continuous monitoring, and strict accountability measures for maintaining roads and bridges are required for public safety, he said. Bihar Bridges Collapse: Another Bridge Collapses Over Gandaki River in Saran’s Baneyapur Block, 10th Such Incident in Over 15 Days (Watch Video).
“I have directed the officials to visit the sites to assess the condition of old bridges and take prompt maintenance actions to prevent infrastructure failures,” he said. Meanwhile, the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav criticised the state government over frequent bridge collapses. Bihar Bridge Collapse: Under-Construction Bridge Collapses in Madhubani, 5th Incident in 15 Days (Watch Videos).
Tejashwi Yadav Reacts on Bihar Bridge Collapse
𝟒 जुलाई यानि आज सुबह बिहार में एक पुल और गिरा।
कल 𝟑 जुलाई को ही अकेले 𝟓 पुल गिरे।
𝟏𝟖 जून से लेकर अभी तक 𝟏𝟐 पुल ध्वस्त हो चुके है।
प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी और मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार इन उपलब्धियों पर एकदम खा़मोश एवं निरुत्तर है। सोच रहे है कि इस मंगलकारी भ्रष्टाचार को…
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) July 4, 2024
Yadav pointed out that a bridge collapsed on Thursday morning, and five bridges collapsed on July 3. Twelve bridges have collapsed since June 18 in the state, he said. Taking a dig, Yadav said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar are silent and speechless about these ‘achievements’. They are thinking about how to convert this auspicious corruption into the ‘jungle raj’?”
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