Shunted engineer back in Bihar bridge-building panel
1 year, 9 months ago

Shunted engineer back in Bihar bridge-building panel

Hindustan Times  

PATNA An under-construction bridge collapsed into Ganga river in Bhagalpur district on June 4. On June 5, Sunil Kumar, the deputy chief engineer of the project was transferred, as was secretary to the managing director of Bihar Raj Pul Nirman Nigam Limited, Niraj Saxena. Saxena, posted as monitoring division as chief engineer after his removal as MD of BRPNNL wasn’t available for comment, but officials in the state’s Road Construction Department said he had little role in supervision of the bridge construction as he took over as the managing director of the company only in December last year, even as the construction work has been going on since 2015. BRPNNL MD Kumar claimed he was not directly associated with the construction during his posting as deputy chief engineer in the project also declined to comment, citing the ongoing probe by the state government. On June 7, the high court took cognisance of a public interest litigation filed by a Congress leader, Lalan Kumar, and asked the managing director of SP Singla Construction Limited and the state government to file a detailed reply within two weeks on the collapse of bridge.

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Part of under-construction bridge over Ganges collapses in Bihar
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Part of under-construction bridge over Ganges collapses in Bihar

The Hindu  

A portion of an under-construction bridge in Bihar, which was being "dismantled", crashed into the river Ganges river on Saturday, officials said. However, when contacted, Khagaria District Magistrate Amit Kumar Pandey asserted that "the entire structure of the under-construction bridge has been deemed to be faulty and it is being dismantled by the contractor as per direction of the Patna …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Nitish Kumar loses cool during interaction with engineer, says, "Will touch your feet if..." | WATCH

India TV News  

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Bihar: After Bhagalpur, another under-construction bridge collapses in Kishanganj | VIDEO
1 year, 9 months ago

Bihar: After Bhagalpur, another under-construction bridge collapses in Kishanganj | VIDEO

India TV News  

A portion of an under-construction bridge in Bihar's Kishanganj region collapsed on Saturday, igniting repugnance, only three weeks after a bridge over the Ganges fell while being built in Khagaria district. In the latest incident, which occurred around 400 km from state capital Patna, a mainstay of the extension over river Mechi fell, said Arvind Kumar, project head of Public …

Bihar Bridge Collapse: Construction company faces show cause notice, engineer suspended
1 year, 9 months ago

Bihar Bridge Collapse: Construction company faces show cause notice, engineer suspended

Firstpost  

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Bihar bridge collapse | construction company gets show cause notice; engineer suspended
1 year, 9 months ago

Bihar bridge collapse | construction company gets show cause notice; engineer suspended

The Hindu  

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Bhagalpur bridge collapse: Guard missing; CM Nitish Kumar says ‘construction fault’
1 year, 9 months ago

Bhagalpur bridge collapse: Guard missing; CM Nitish Kumar says ‘construction fault’

India TV News  

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Under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar’s Bhagalpur; probe ordered
1 year, 9 months ago

Under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar’s Bhagalpur; probe ordered

The Hindu  

A bridge being built over the Ganga river in Bhagalpur district of Bihar, at a cost of ₹1,716 crore, collapsed on Sunday. The four-lane bridge, being built between Sultanganj in Bhagalpur and Aguwani in Khagaria district, collapsed for the second time. On February 23, 2014, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Aguwani Ghat …

BJP reacts sharply to Bihar bridge collapse: ‘Dream project, Nitish Babu is busy…’
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP reacts sharply to Bihar bridge collapse: ‘Dream project, Nitish Babu is busy…’

Hindustan Times  

In a major embarrassment for chief minister Nitish Kumar, an under-construction Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge on river Ganga in Bihar's Bhagalpur collapsed on Sunday evening. Nitish Kumar has ordered a probe into the bridge collapse incident and asked to identify those responsible for the incident. “Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge in Bihar’s Bhagalpur - dream project of CM Nitish Kumar collapses. This is the second …

Under-construction bridge collapses into Ganga in Bihar’s Bhagalpur
1 year, 9 months ago

Under-construction bridge collapses into Ganga in Bihar’s Bhagalpur

Live Mint  

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Bihar: Reconstructed Gandhi Setu, India's longest steel bridge, to be fully functional from today
2 years, 9 months ago

Bihar: Reconstructed Gandhi Setu, India's longest steel bridge, to be fully functional from today

India TV News  

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'We Believe in Work': Bihar Min Says 25 Bridges Built in NDA's 15 Year Rule Vs 16 from 1947 to 2005
4 years, 6 months ago

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News 18  

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