Day Nitish inaugurates Rs 220-cr highway, House panel finds cracks, pothole with fish on 5-km stretch
A Bihar Assembly committee said it found cracks and potholes, one of them with fish swimming inside, on a 5-km stretch of a Rs 220-crore state highway — on the same day it was inaugurated by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
The 29.3 km Bhagalpur-Akbarnagar-Amarpur two-lane highway was inaugurated via video conferencing on August 25. State Highway 85 was constructed by Rajbir Construction Pvt. Ltd under the supervision of Bihar State Road Development Corporation (BSRDC).
Vidhan Sabha Zero Hour Committee chairman Chandrahas Chaupal (RJD) told The Indian Express: “I had received a complaint from the Chenari Congress MLA Murari Gautam. We visited the spot on 24 August and 25 August.
