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<\/div>\nBihar bridge collapse occured at around 7 am today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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One person was killed and several others trapped as an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar’s Supaul. The bustling construction site near Maricha turned into a scene of chaos and devastation after the collapse at around 7am today, prompting urgent rescue efforts by local authorities and volunteers.<\/p>\n
Authorities fear that 30 workers could still be trapped under the debris.<\/p>\n
According to reports, the bridge was being built at a cost of Rs 984 crore over the river Kosi.<\/p>\n
The accident bears an uncanny resemblance to the collapse of an under-construction bridge in Bihar’s Bhagalpur, which had sparked a wr of words between the state government and the opposition BJP. The four-lane bridge constructed over the river Ganges had come crashing down like a house of cards.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The bridge was supposed to link Bhagalpur and Khagaria districts.<\/p>\n
The under-construction bridge, a portion of which caved in, involved a cost of over Rs 1,700 crore and was supposed to be completed by 2019. The foundation stone of the structure was laid in February 2014, by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n