Retaining wall of rly bridge near Okalipuram Jn collapses

Bengaluru: A portion of the retaining wall of a railway overbridge on Dhanvantri Road near Okalipuram Junction in central Bengaluru gave away on Monday afternoon. Four families residing in a house built adjoining the wall were evacuated by BBMP after the incident.

Revanna NS, the jurisdictional executive engineer, said: “There was no place for the water to flow out for a period of time and eventually, the soil became heavy and the retaining wall collapsed. The house was built adjoining the wall and hence, we evacuated the families.” A police officer said vehicles were moving while the wall collapsed but no one was injured.