In the first crackdown following a spurt of bridges collapsing in around a fortnight, the Bihar government on Friday suspended 15 engineers from the water resources and rural works departments for alleged negligence.
The government has also issued show cause notices to two construction companies, asking why they should not be blacklisted.
Since June 18, ten bridges have collapsed or caved in across the state – in Kishanganj, Araria, Madhubani, East Champaran, Siwan and Saran.
Four of nine bridges/culverts had fallen in Siwan alone.
In the first crackdown following a spurt of bridges collapsing in around a fortnight, the Bihar government on Friday suspended 15 engineers from the water resources and rural works departments for alleged negligence.
The government has also issued show cause notices to two construction companies, asking why they should not be blacklisted. Since June 18, ten bridges have collapsed or caved in across the state – in Kishanganj, Araria, Madhubani, East Champaran, Siwan and Saran. Four of nine bridges/culverts had fallen in Siwan alone.
