Bridge Under Construction for 8 Yrs Collapses in Telangana

Hyderabad: A portion of an under-construction bridge in Telangana’s Peddapalli district collapsed on Monday night when strong wind blew in the area.

Two concrete girders, out of five between two pillars about 100 feet apart, collapsed at around 9.45 pm.

Luckily, a marriage party of 65 people on a bus crossed the area just a few minutes before and escaped being crushed by the concrete, reported NDTV quoting a local leader.

In 2016, the foundation stone for this one-kilometre bridge across the Manair river was laid and nearly Rs 49 crore was sanctioned for it.

The construction work was to be completed in one year. But it has not been complete even after eight years. After completion, this bridge was to reduce the distance between three towns – Manthani, Parakal and Jammikunta – by about 50 km.