An under-construction bridge collapsed near Jahu village in Bhoranj division of the Public Works Department (PWD) yesterday. There was no casualty as no worker was there when the incident occurred.
The bridge gave way in just a few hours after its shuttering was removed. The tender of the bridge work was awarded to a contractor in 2021. He was expected to complete the work this year.
It has been learnt that the 75-metre-long bridge was part of the Jahu to Kot link road being constructed at a cost of Rs 2.4 crore. It had three spans of 25 metre each and the length of the link road was 2 km. The estimated cost of the bridge was about Rs 1.25 crore.
