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Hyderabad: Two girders of an under-construction bridge, whose construction began in 2017 across the Manair River in Telangana’s Peddapalli district, collapsed on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday due to strong winds. The bridge was being constructed to connect Odedu to Garmillapalli village in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district. There were no casualties reported in the incident that occurred in the Odedu village of Mutharam mandal. A possible tragedy was averted as the incident took place past midnight when there was no one around.
Any casualty was avoided as the incident occurred after midnight when no one was around. The villagers informed the police about the incident on Tuesday.
Under construction bridge collapsed in Peddapalli due to heavy winds.!! 😭
Construction of this bridge started in 2016 under BRS govt, still not completed, but it collapsed due to winds last night.!!
Structures started by the BRS govt can't even stand winds.!?🤷🏻😂 pic.twitter.com/QSqOOuStPw
— Gems Of Telangana (@GemsOfKCR) April 23, 2024
With an estimated construction cost of Rs 47.40 crore, the work on a kilometre-long bridge started in 2016. It was being constructed to connect Odedu to Garmillapalli village in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district and was scheduled to be completed within a year.
The work was delayed due to a change of contractor, lack of funds and other reasons. A temporary road under the bridge was being used for commuting by the local people. The bridge was expected to reduce the distance between Manthani and Parakal, and Bhupalpally and Jammikunta towns by about 50 kilometres.
The bridge was expected to reduce the distance between Manthani and Parakal, and Bhupalpally and Jammikunta towns by about 50 kilometres.
As per a report by sources, the construction work was delayed due to a change of contractor, lack of funds and other reasons.
