The Shahjahanpur district administration on Tuesday said a probe had been ordered into the collapse of a portion of a bridge on the Ramganga river the day before. The bridge in the district’s Kolaghat area falls on the crucial Shahjahanpur-Badaun highway.
The State Bridge Corporation, which constructed the bridge, and the Public Works Department, which was tasked with maintaining it, have ordered a joint inquiry.
“One of the pillars collapsed around 3 am on Monday morning, which led to the collapse of a portion of the bridge. No one was seriously injured in the incident but an inquiry has been ordered in both bridge corporation as well as Public Works Department level,” said Additional District Magistrate Brijesh Kumar Chaudhary.
