Under-construction bridge collapses in Peddapalli

The collapsed bridge was being built to connect villages in Peddapalli and Jayashankar Bhupalapalli districts.

Hyderabad: An under-construction bridge across Manair river collapsed in Odedu village in Manthani division in Peddapalli district.

Two girders collapsed due to strong winds. A tragedy was averted as the incident occurred past midnight when there was no one around. Villagers alerted police about the incident on Tuesday.

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However, there were no casualties.

The bridge was expected to reduce the distance between Manthani and Parakal, and Bhupalpally and Jammikunta towns by about 50 kilometres.

Construction of bridge was taken up with an estimated cost of Rs.46 crore. Though the foundation for the bridge was laid in 2016, works were not completed even after eight years