Puranapul stands tall as 30-year-old bridge beside it develops cracks

HYDERABAD: While the around 400-year-old Puranapul stands tall amid the heavy rains and a Musi in spate, cracks in the newer bridge parallel to the heritage structure has created panic among locals. Videos circulated on Monday morning showing cracks in the bridge’s pillars after which traffic police closed the bridge. In the afternoon, GHMC Engineer-in-Chief (Projects) R Sreedhar and Chief Engineer Mohammed Ziauddin inspected the bridge which is around 30 years old. The bridge was then reopened, but only for light vehicles.