A flyover sliced through the balcony of a Nagpur resident. A railway overbridge in Bhopal had nearly 90-degree turns. And a bridge in Pune collapsed under the weight of tourists.
Twelve people died in the Gambhira bridge collapse on Thursday. But incidents like this have been happening for years, pointing to a larger problem plaguing our infrastructure projects.
Several vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar river after a portion of the four-decade-old bridge collapsed near to Padra town of Vadodara Wednesday morning.
The Collector and other officials of the local administration have been visiting and taking stock of the relief and rescue operations on site of collapse since Wednesday.
5-6 vehicles fell into the Mahisagar river after a slab of the bridge, located on the river which connects central Gujarat and Saurashtra regions of the state, collapsed.
The BJP leader’s remarks came two days after four persons died and 18 were injured in the collapse of a 35-year-old bridge on the Indrayani river in Pune’s Maval tehsil.
The incident took place near Kundamala, a tourist spot about 30 km from Pune. Deputy CM Ajit Pawar says many tourists were on the bridge at the time, some with motorcycles.
In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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