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.
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.
The BJP government is still on an extended power trip. It has failed to grasp that the 2024 verdict is emphatically not a mandate for projecting a larger-than-life Modi personality cult.
Shipping experts & economists say impact on coal-importing countries is likely to be negligible, and India could potentially gain from this disruption if it's agile enough.
The incident took place in Sairang, a town around 20 km (12 miles) from the state capital Aizwal, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said on messaging platform X (formerly Twitter).
In April 2022, another portion of the bridge — meant to connect Bhagalpur with Khagaria district — had collapsed. Deputy CM Tejashwi says IIT Roorkee had last yr hinted at 'faulty design'.
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