Chattogram Bureau :
Three girders of Patiya Shikalbaha Kalarpole Bridge have collapsed. This happened when the crane wire broke while placing the girders on the pillars.
Three bridge workers were injured in the accident around 7pm on Friday. The injured are Mohammad Rabiul (30), Mohammad Mofiz (28) and Ferdous (40). The locals rescued them and took them to CMC Hospital.
Ahmed Noor, chairman of Kolagaon Union Parishad, said three girders collapsed while installing girders on the bridge under construction in Shikalbaha canal. 3 workers were injured. They are under treatment. Sumon Singh, executive engineer of the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) Dohazari, said work on the bridge was almost complete. I have received news that three girders have collapsed.
It is learned that in 1995, the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) built the Colorpool Bailey Bridge over the Shikalbaha Canal.
The bridge was 560 feet long and 12 feet wide. In September 2006, part of the bridge collapsed due to a cargo barge pushed.
The bridge was renovated in 2013 at a cost of Tk 4 crore. It was inaugurated in 2014 by Roads and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.
The bridge was named after the late South District Awami League president Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu.
At present, the construction of girder bridge is underway at a cost of around Tk 29 crore under the RHD. The construction of the bridge was in the hands of Rana Builders and Hasan Builders.
The work was bought from them by a contractor named Zakir Enterprise. The bridge was scheduled to open in current month.
