The bridge was being built over the River Ganges in Bhagalpur district of India\u2019s eastern state of Bihar
\nNEW DELHI
\nA suspension bridge being built in India\u2019s poorest state collapsed for the second time in 14 months, with one person reported missing, Reuters partner ANI reported on Monday.
\nThe bridge was being built over the River Ganges in Bhagalpur district of India\u2019s eastern state of Bihar.
\nConstruction was scheduled to be completed in 2019 but faced multiple delays, including those caused by an earlier collapse on April 30 last year due to strong winds and rain.
\n\u201cThere was a massive stir over here, it felt like there was a blast. Later we found out the bridge had collapsed,\u201d Rakesh Kumar, a local resident, told ANI.
\nEight men were on the bridge at the time of its collapse on Sunday, with one guard reported missing, ANI said.
\nANI footage showed a section of the bridge partially submerged in water, with only some pillars and cables, connected jutting out to indicate where that portion of the structure once stood.
\n\u201cWe have conducted an investigation and I have reported the findings to the head of the district administration,\u201d Deputy Head of District Administration Amit Raj told ANI.
\nBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, speaking to reporters on Monday, also promised \u201cstrict action\u201d.
\n\u201cIt is not being constructed correctly that is why it is collapsing. It should have been made more strong,\u201d he said.
\nIn October last year, a colonial-era suspension bridge collapsed in the town of Morbi in the western state of Gujarat collapsed, plunging hundreds into the Machchhu river below and killing 135.
\nIt had reopened just days earlier following months of repairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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