Newly constructed bridge collapses in Bihar The bridge collapsed at Parharia Ghat, in Sikti block area of Araria in Bibar on Tuesday. PTI Aditya Nath Jha [email protected] ARARIA: A new bridge over the Bakra river that was yet to be opened to traffic collapsed in Bihar's Araria district on Tuesday. The 182.65m bridge built by the rural works department at a cost of 27.79 crore was constructed near Parharia Ghat under Sikti block on Araria-Kishanganj road. A technical team was rushed to the site to find out the reason behind the collapse, Araria district magistrate Inayat Khan said. "It was not operational as the approach road was not complete. Hence, no casualty was reported," she said. In March, an under-con struction bridge over Kosi river collapsed in Supaul district, lear ing a worker dead. BJP MP Pradeep Kumar Singh and party MLA Vijay Mandal expressed shock over Tuesday's incident and demanded a probe "This is total negligence on the part of the engineers and contrac tors," he alleged. "Had it been operational, it would have been a serious accident," Singh said. Area residents said the material used were of inferior quality. "Action will be taken against the contractor after probe," said Ashutosh Kumar, executive eng neer at rural works department 5 new words meaning and make sentences.
