The state government wants to immediately evacuate the 200-odd people who live under the old and ailing Tallah bridge, sources in the government said.
The chief secretary has called a high-level meeting on Wednesday morning, just four days after he chaired a meeting on Friday to discuss the health of the bridge. Engineers of the state public works department (PWD) conducted an inspection on Saturday that Metro had reported.
“There are 200 people living under the bridge. It would be catastrophic if the bridge collapsed. We want to evacuate these people,” a senior state government official said. “Even if a concrete chunk falls, it could seriously injure people.”
