Bihar Govt Suspends 16 Engineers After 10 Bridges Collapse In Quick Succession

Amid a series of bridge collapses in Bihar, State Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday said that investigations are ongoing and action will be taken against negligent officers.

Jul 6, 2024 - 00:30

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Bihar Govt Suspends 16 Engineers After 10 Bridges Collapse In Quick Succession

Patna: Based on a sequence of most up-to-date bridge collapses in Bihar, the nation authorities has suspended 16 engineers, a senior official demonstrated on Friday. The replacement adopted the submission of a report by employing a probe panel to the Water Substances Department (WRD).

“It grew to change into obvious that engineers had been negligent and monitoring grew to change into ineffective… that's the most needed trigger behind the crumple of small bridges and causeways the total manner by the nation,” Further Chief Secretary of WRD, Chaitanya Prasad, told reporters here. These suspended encompass three govt engineers.

A complete of 10 bridges collapsed in Siwan, Saran, Madhubani, Araria, East Champaran and Kishanganj districts the total manner by the previous 17 days, officials talked about.

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