Bhagalpur (Bihar): A section of the Rs 1750 crore under-construction four-lane Sultanganj-Aguwani bridge on Ganga river in Bihar's Bhagalpur district collapsed on Saturday morning. No injuries were reported, officials said.
The super structure of pillar number 9 of the bridge collapsed and within a few seconds a portion of the bridge sank into the river. The incident was reported at around 7 am. This is the third time that the bridge collapsed since its construction started in 2015.
The 3.160 km long bridge is being constructed at a cost of Rs 1750 crore and is termed as an ambitious scheme of the Bihar government. The foundation stone of the bridge was laid on February 23, 2014 and its construction started on March 4, 2015. Since then, the bridge has collapsed twice and on both instances, its superstructure had fallen into the river.