Bhopal’s 90-degree bridge: CM promises action against those responsible for ‘technical faults’
The 648-metre bridge in the Aishbagh area, which cost Rs 18 crore to build, was meant to eliminate long delays at railway crossings and shorten the commute for nearly three lakh people daily.
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MP Bhopal railway Overbridge: The bridge in Bhopal is now the subject of a probe. (File Photo)Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday said action would be taken against those responsible for technical flaws in the construction of the railway overbridge in Bhopal that features a 90-degree turn.
Yadav said the overbridge would be inaugurated only after the flaws are fixed. “The technical faults in the construction work of the Aishbagh RoB will be rectified. People responsible for them will be identified and action will be taken against them,” he said, adding that the work to fix the issue has started.
The 648-metre bridge in the Aishbagh area, which cost Rs 18 crore to build, was meant to eliminate long delays at railway crossings and shorten the commute for nearly three lakh people daily. While one portion was being built by the Public Works Department, the Railways handled another portion.
The Public Works Department has constituted a four-member committee, including two chief engineers and an executive engineer, to assess the design, evaluate accountability, and recommend corrective measures.
The Indian Express had reported earlier this week that more than a year before the overbridge came up, red flags had already been raised over its peculiar design.
The report had said that on April 4, 2024, a team of supervisors from the Railways inspected the site where the bridge was being built, after which Sudhanshu Nagayach, Deputy Civil Engineer at the West Central Railways Division, wrote to the PWD Executive Engineer of the Bridge Construction Division that “during the inspection, it is noticed that towards Barkhedi, connection of bridge and approach (sic)” does not seem to be proper.
Nagayach wrote that the portions of the bridge constructed by the PWD and Railways are “meeting almost at right angle, which is neither fulfilling the functional requirement nor safe for road users”.
“It will lead to criticism amongst road users and public and also give bad image of engineers in the public,” the letter read.
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