UP: Portion of Under-Construction Bridge Over River Ganga Collapses in Bulandshahr

Bulandshahr: A portion of an under-construction bridge over the River Ganga collapsed last night in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr. So far, no casualties have been reported, according to district officials. A PTI report quoted District Magistrate Chandra Prakash Singh as saying that three slabs of the bridge that were laid on Friday night were damaged as a result of inclement weather, leading to the collapse. 

The DM noted that work on the bridge on the day of the collapse had been called off at 23:00 due to the aforementioned inclement weather and thus, when the collapse took place late at night, there was no one around. 

He concluded by saying that a committee has been formed to investigate the collapse of a portion of the bridge that is supposed to eventually connect Bulandshahr with Amroha, The committee, he said, will be led by the chief development officer and strict action will be taken against anyone found complicit in the incident.