Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said a team of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the sub-divisional magistrate of the area and a civil defence team were at the site.
Located at Sattarghat under Kesaria block of East Champaran, the Rs 263.48 crore bridge over the Gandak River was inaugurated by the Bihar CM through video conferencing on June 16, 2020.
The district officials have said that all educational institutions in Shimla will remain closed on Monday as heavy to extremely heavy rains continue to lash the Himachal capital, district officials said.
Sachin Sawant claimed the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena came to power on the back of votes of "Marathi people", but it was these very people who were getting killed in such accidents.
The Congress Thursday held the BJP-led Central and state governments responsible for the Mumbai bridge collapse, saying they are 'criminally culpable' of inaction and also demanded the ouster of Railways Minister Piyush Goyal.
A BMC spokesperson said civic commissioner Ajoy Mehta will meet Road and Bride department officials Friday and then take a call on dismantling the entire foot over bridge near CST railway station in Mumbai.
On March 31, 2016, a 150 m (490 ft) steel span of the under-construction Vivekananda flyover in the Girish Park neighbourhood of Kolkata, India, collapsed killing 14.