Under-construction bridge on Swabi-Mardan road collapses

[FOOLS_NIGHTMARE]

The concrete beams being placed for the Gohati Bridge on Swabi-Mardan road suddenly collapsed here on Wednesday.

Local people said the bridge was part of the much-awaited road widening project which had been under construction since 2019.

They said that two beams were already placed and the incident of bridge collapse occurred when the workers placed the third one on the site with the help of cranes. No worker was injured in the incident.

“As we were placing the third beam on the prepared set-up the bridge suddenly collapsed, leading to stoppage of the work,” said a worker while requesting anonymity.

Opposition blames incident on use of substandard material

Leaders of the opposition parties and local people have criticised the ruling party for what they called the use of substandard material in the construction of the road and bridges.

They said the cost of Swabi-Mardan road was Rs10 billion and it was being labelled as a great achievement of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leaders.

Mukhtiar Khan, former adviser to chief minister, said the bridge collapse had exposed the corrupt practices of the ruling party leaders.

Former MPA Babar Saleem said that each kilometre of this road cost about Rs240 million, but it seemed that corrupt practices had made the entire exercise futile.

Other opposition leaders said they would run a campaign against the use of substandard material in reconstruction and widening of the Swabi-Mardan road.

This correspondent tried to contact local PTI leaders for their comments, but they did not attend the call. However, one of the employees quoted the relevant contractor as saying that the placing of the last beam from a wrong angle caused the collapse of the bridge.

KILLED: A man allegedly killed his wife and minor daughter over a domestic issue in Hund village, said SHO Chota Lahor city police station Jawad Khan on Wednesday.

The SHO said that according to information Salman Khan and his wife exchanged hot words over some domestic issue. The man allegedly opened fire on his wife, who was also holding her one and a half years daughter in her arms. Both received bullet injuries and died on the spot.

The police registered an FIR and have started investigation.

Under-construction bridge on Swabi-Mardan road collapses

Opposition blames incident on use of substandard material

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[Norwegian]

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The concrete beams being placed for the Gohati Bridge on Swabi-Mardan road suddenly collapsed here on Wednesday.

Local people said the bridge was part of the much-awaited road widening project which had been under construction since 2019.

They said that two beams were already placed and the incident of bridge collapse occurred when the workers placed the third one on the site with the help of cranes. No worker was injured in the incident.

“As we were placing the third beam on the prepared set-up the bridge suddenly collapsed, leading to stoppage of the work,” said a worker while requesting anonymity.



Leaders of the opposition parties and local people have criticised the ruling party for what they called the use of substandard material in the construction of the road and bridges.

They said the cost of Swabi-Mardan road was Rs10 billion and it was being labelled as a great achievement of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leaders.

Mukhtiar Khan, former adviser to chief minister, said the bridge collapse had exposed the corrupt practices of the ruling party leaders.

Former MPA Babar Saleem said that each kilometre of this road cost about Rs240 million, but it seemed that corrupt practices had made the entire exercise futile.

Other opposition leaders said they would run a campaign against the use of substandard material in reconstruction and widening of the Swabi-Mardan road.

This correspondent tried to contact local PTI leaders for their comments, but they did not attend the call. However, one of the employees quoted the relevant contractor as saying that the placing of the last beam from a wrong angle caused the collapse of the bridge.

KILLED: A man allegedly killed his wife and minor daughter over a domestic issue in Hund village, said SHO Chota Lahor city police station Jawad Khan on Wednesday.

The SHO said that according to information Salman Khan and his wife exchanged hot words over some domestic issue. The man allegedly opened fire on his wife, who was also holding her one and a half years daughter in her arms. Both received bullet injuries and died on the spot.

The police registered an FIR and have started investigation.

Under-construction bridge on Swabi-Mardan road collapses

Opposition blames incident on use of substandard material

www.dawn.com

It was a construction incident. All costs are insured by the construction company. Sorry no PTI bashing worked here

 

[Maula Jatt]

It was a construction incident. All costs are insured by the construction company. Sorry no PTI bashing worked here

This is a corruption scandal dude...

 

[Norwegian]

This is a corruption scandal dude...

Construction accidents happen all over the world. This was ADB funded project which has strong protections against corruption

This is a corruption scandal dude...

Also stop believing in Maryam Qatari media cell

 

[Hyde]

It was a construction incident. All costs are insured by the construction company. Sorry no PTI bashing worked here

If it happened in 2017 you would have blamed it on PML-N

The fact is... Its been 4 years and Imran Khan has still not brought honest and intelligent people working on merit... His own government is running on borrowed people from other parties including our Finance Minister and Interior Minister

 

[FuturePAF]

Better that it collapsed before it came into use. Hopefully this can lead to an investigation of all bridges built by the company.

 

[Norwegian]

If it happened in 2017 you would have blamed it on PML-N

The fact is... Its been 4 years and Imran Khan has still not brought honest and intelligent people working on merit... His own government is running on borrowed people from other parties including our Finance Minister and Interior Minister

Yes, Imran Khan is responsible for every construction accident on Pakistan

 

[Hyde]

Yes, Imran Khan is responsible for every construction accident on Pakistan

Now you are accepting it... Stick to your words and don't blame me afterwards if i quote your post


PS: Nawaz Sharif konsa khud cement mix karta tha jo sab usko blame karte hain agar koi cheenk bhi deta tha to

 

[Norwegian]

Better that it collapsed before it came into use. Hopefully this can lead to an investigation of all bridges built by the company.

It was a construction incident. One of the bridge pillars slipped and fell on rest of the bridge, collapsing it. Ask ADB to check if it was case of corruption since they are the creditors here

Now you are accepting it... Stick to your words and don't blame me afterwards if i quote your post

I meant sarcastically. Construction accidents happen all over Pakistan every day. You are gonna blame Imran Khan for them too?

 

[FOOLS_NIGHTMARE]

Imran Khan is responsible for every construction accident on Pakistan

In the past every accident was the Govt's fault, likely no life lost on this occasion.

 

[Imran Khan]

Yes, Imran Khan is responsible for every construction accident on Pakistan

tum log ab phansty ja rahy ho bhai

 

[Norwegian]

In the past every accident was the Govt's fault, likely no life lost on this occasion.
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So what's the difference between PMLN and PTI? Both are the same if you are just copying their stupidity while in opposition?

 

[Imran Khan]

In the past every accident was the Govt's fault, likely no life lost on this occasion.
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[AZ1]

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The concrete beams being placed for the Gohati Bridge on Swabi-Mardan road suddenly collapsed here on Wednesday.

Local people said the bridge was part of the much-awaited road widening project which had been under construction since 2019.

They said that two beams were already placed and the incident of bridge collapse occurred when the workers placed the third one on the site with the help of cranes. No worker was injured in the incident.

“As we were placing the third beam on the prepared set-up the bridge suddenly collapsed, leading to stoppage of the work,” said a worker while requesting anonymity.



Leaders of the opposition parties and local people have criticised the ruling party for what they called the use of substandard material in the construction of the road and bridges.

They said the cost of Swabi-Mardan road was Rs10 billion and it was being labelled as a great achievement of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leaders.

Mukhtiar Khan, former adviser to chief minister, said the bridge collapse had exposed the corrupt practices of the ruling party leaders.

Former MPA Babar Saleem said that each kilometre of this road cost about Rs240 million, but it seemed that corrupt practices had made the entire exercise futile.

Other opposition leaders said they would run a campaign against the use of substandard material in reconstruction and widening of the Swabi-Mardan road.

This correspondent tried to contact local PTI leaders for their comments, but they did not attend the call. However, one of the employees quoted the relevant contractor as saying that the placing of the last beam from a wrong angle caused the collapse of the bridge.

KILLED: A man allegedly killed his wife and minor daughter over a domestic issue in Hund village, said SHO Chota Lahor city police station Jawad Khan on Wednesday.

The SHO said that according to information Salman Khan and his wife exchanged hot words over some domestic issue. The man allegedly opened fire on his wife, who was also holding her one and a half years daughter in her arms. Both received bullet injuries and died on the spot.

The police registered an FIR and have started investigation.

Under-construction bridge on Swabi-Mardan road collapses

Opposition blames incident on use of substandard material

www.dawn.com

5 injured as aerobridge, baggage control area ceiling collapse at Islamabad airport

An inquiry board has been formed to probe the aerobridge collapse.

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[Norwegian]

tum log ab phansty ja rahy ho bhai

A falling bridge under construction doesn't mean corruption automatically. Send engineers to check what happened. There are many factors involved. Moreover it's contractors fault so creditors won't suffer losses for the accident.