A section of a railway overbridge on National Highway 45 near Shahpura in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, collapsed during maintenance work, disrupting traffic. Officials said the contractor’s liability period had not expired. No casualties were reported, and traffic has been diverted as investigations begin
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A section of the railway overbridge on National Highway 45 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, collapsed during ongoing maintenance work on Sunday. The incident occurred near Shahpura, causing significant traffic disruption.
According to Rakesh More, Divisional Manager of Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation, the contractor's liability period hadn't expired, and traffic was restricted to one portion of the bridge.
"This took place near Shahpura, on National Highway 45, during the ongoing maintenance work... There was no handover since the contractor's liability period has not expired... Traffic was operating only on one portion, and now the other portion has also been damaged", he told ANI.
No casualties were reported, but the collapse raises concerns about infrastructure safety. Authorities have diverted traffic and initiated investigations
Further details are awaited.
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