Why do bridges keep collapsing in India?
In 2017, the Union road transport and highways minister conducted another extensive survey, claiming at the end of it that 140 bridges on the national highways were on the verge of collapse.
LMAO 140!?
Incidents of major bridge collapses in India
Here is the list of incidents of bridge/flyover collapse across India:
- 21 July 2001: Kadalundi River rail bridge in Kadalundi - 57 killed
- 10 September 2002: Rafiganj rail bridge in Rafiganj - 130 killed
- 29 October 2005: Veligonda Railway Bridge in Railway bridge - 114 killed
- December 2006: Pedestrian bridge Bhagalpur in - 30 killed
- 9 September 2007: Flyover bridge Punjagutta in Hyderabad - 20 killed
- 1 Oct 2008: Under-construction flyover in Lucknow - 6 Killed
- 25 December 2009: Kota Chambal Bridge Kota in Rajasthan - 9 killed - 45 missing
- May 25, 2012: Pauri Garwal, Uttarakhand - Under construction Bridge - 6 killed
- June 10, 2014: Flyover in Surat - 3 Killed
- Aug 25 2015: Flyover in Nawada - 4 killed
- 31 March 2016: Vivekananda Flyover Bridge Kolkata - 27 killed, 80+ injured
- 2 August 2016: Savitri River Bridge, Maharashtra - 28 killed
- 18 May 2017: Sanvordem River Bridge, Curchorem, Goa 2 killed, 30 missing
- May 16, 2018 : Under-construction flyover in Varanasi - 18 Killed
OMG
I see the list starting from 2001 which is 1/3rd of What China lost in 5 years. China leads here like China leads everywhere such as falling of rockets on civil area etc.