Tag: Bridge Collapse

Section 144 has been clamped at Dhabaleswar shrine in Cuttack for carrying out the repair work of the hanging bridge.The prohibitory was ordered by the local administration a day after the horrific incident of the collapse of a cable suspension bridge in Morbi, Gujarat in which 140 people were killed.

Earlier today, the local administration at Athagarh reduced the capacity of the suspension bridge to the Dhabaleswar shrine. Only 200 devotees were allowed to travel through the bridge at a time and later shut the bridge for one day.

"We have arrested nine persons so far, the investigation is going on," Rajkot Range IG Ashok Yadav told PTI.

Six persons travelling in two cars got trapped after portion of a bridge collapsed at T. Rampur in Kalahandi district today. A team of firefighters along with local police immediately reached the spot for rescue operation.

According to sources, the vehicles were crossing through the bridge when the incident took place.

A bridge over Jonk River collapsed following heavy downpour in Nuapada district. As a result, vehicular communication between Odisha and Chhattisgarh was disrupted. Watch this video.

Two persons were killed while one person sustained injury in the mishap which took place during the evening rush hour on Wednesday.

The incident occurred when the roof of the bridge was being laid out. 

Rourkela: A portion of the bridge connecting Mandira Dam in Rourkela collapsed on Monday affecting transport and communication in the region. According to sources, as many as 13 villages and Rajgangpur have been cut-off from the Steel City due to the bridge collapse. While the engineering department of Rourkela has already started inspection of the […]

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain wreaked havoc in many parts of Odisha on Monday, throwing normal life out of gear. While many bridges were washed away by flood water, a few approach roads collapsing with flood-like situation in other areas has crippled the lives of thousands of people. Owing to the heavy showers in the past two […]

Bhubaneswar: Three government engineers and the executing agency have been held responsible for the collapse of RCC slab of the bridge constructed under the Biju Setu Yojana (BSY) over river Jeera on Jamdol-Dhubenpali road in Bargarh district. Executive engineer Amulya Mohapatra, junior engineer Manoranjan Mohapatra and assistant engineer Kamalakant have been indicted for negligence in […]

Bhubaneswar: Hitting out at CM Naveen Patnaik for his false propaganda jibe against Opposition parties, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan today came down heavily tagging him as an ‘arrogant leader’. “It’s quite natural that a person becomes arrogant after remaining in power for a long time. It is not an exception in […]

Bargarh: The contractor involved in the construction of Biju Setu at Bheden in the district will be blacklisted as a portion of the under construction bridge collapsed yesterday that left five injured, said Rural Development Secretary Bishnupad Sethi on Monday. “Besides, dues to the company will be held back,” Sethi informed. Though the Rural Development […]

Bargarh: Already being suspended by the Rural Development department, Assistant Executive Engineer Kamalakanta Taria and Junior Engineer Manoranjan Mohapatra were arrested today in connection with the collapse of under-construction bridge near Bheden in Bargarh district that left five injured on Sunday. Hours after the mishap, Rural Development Department placed Executive Engineer Amulya Mohapatra along with […]

Bargarh: Seven persons were reportedly injured after an under construction bridge collapsed at Jeera River near Jamdol under Bheden block of Bargarh district today. According to sources, the bridge that was being constructed under Biju Setu Yojana collapsed during installation of a slab. It was being constructed by the Rural Development Department with an estimated […]