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<\/div>\nEngineers asked to take immediate measures if survey finds problem in any of the bridges<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Kolkata: <\/b><\/p>\n
The West Bengal government has decided to conduct a “health check-up” of all 2,109 bridges in the state, after the collapse of a nearly 100-year-old suspension bridge in Gujarat, which left over 130 people dead, a senior official said.<\/p>\n
State Public Works Department minister Pulak Roy, during a meeting with senior officials and engineers, instructed them to inspect the condition of the bridges and file reports with necessary observations by November-end, he said.<\/p>\n
Roy directed the engineers to take immediate measures “if the survey finds problem in any of the bridges”, the official stated.<\/p>\n
At the meeting, a decision was taken to repair at the earliest the Coronation Bridge in Siliguri, and the Birendra Sasmal Setu across Kangsabati, the official said.<\/p>\n
Necessary work to repair the Santragachi Bridge, too, will commence from November 10, he said.<\/p>\n
“Two new bridges will be constructed over Kangsabati and Shilabati rivers,” the official added.<\/p>\n
The minister, when contacted, told PTI, “After seeing what happened in Gujarat, we decided to carry out health check-ups of all bridges in the state. We cannot take chances.”<\/p>\n
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