Tag: Umerkote Bridge Collapse

Umerkote: Hours after one span of an under-construction portion of Biju Setu collapsed in Nabarangpur district, the Odisha government has ordered stern action against the contractor and other officials. One worker lost his life while six others sustained injuries after the concrete slab of the bridge at Talpadar in Umarkote Division of Nabarangpur district collapsed […]

Nabarangpur: The Nabarangpur Police on Sunday arrested Assistant Engineer Asit Patra in connection with the collapse of the under-construction bridge near Talapadar village under Umerkote block in the district in the evening of January 10. With this, the number of arrests in the case rose to two. Reports said, Patra, who was absconding since the […]

Umerkote: The Executive Engineer of Rural Works Division-II in Nabarangapur district, Santosh Kumar Samal was on Friday placed under suspension in connection with the collapse of an under-construction bridge earlier this month that claimed one life. Samal has been suspended with immediate effect by the order of the Governor after being found guilty of negligence […]