IIT Roorkee submits probe report over Bihar bridge collapse

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee in Patna has submitted its probe report in connection to the collapse of the Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district.

The premier institute submitted the report on Tuesday night to the state’s Road Construction Department.

IIT Roorkee was hired for the investigation of the bridge collapse that took place on Sunday , the second time in 14 months.

Confirming the development, a Road Construction Department official said: “We will discuss on the point of investigation IIT Roorkee has done followed by its recommendation to take decisions. We will soon prepare a new Detail Project Report (DPR) to construct a new bridge. It will be constructed in a time bound manner.”