Bihar witnessed the collapse of at least three more bridges or causeways on Wednesday, marking the ninth such incident in the rain-affected state within the past 15 days.
No casualties were reported after the three structures, built 30 to 80 years ago by local authorities, caved in during the day in Saran and Siwan districts, officials said.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, however, alleged that four bridges collapsed in a single day and the chief minister and his deputies are silent.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar directed the Road Construction Department (RCD) and Rural Works Department (RWD) to immediately conduct a survey of all old bridges in the state and identify those that require immediate repairing.
Certain portions of bridges/causeways that caved in Siwan and Saran on Wednesday are very old, Chaitanya Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary, WRD, said in a statement.
These structures don't seem to have been constructed following required parameters. It also appears that the foundatio
