If people don바카라t want to get late for an appointment, one bridge that people of Kolkata try to avoid is the Majerhat Bridge, because it is always congested.
So when after weeks of continuous rains, the middle section of the bridge suddenly caved in earlier Tuesday afternoon, it was feared several people could have been injured, died or trapped inside the debris of twisted, mangled metal and concrete.
The administration has quickly issued statements about how it is devastated by the news and is concerned about the enormity of the tragedy. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is Darjeeling, said 바카라We are very worried. We are receiving information from the rescue team on the ground.바카라 She also expressed her desperation to rush back to Kolkata at the earliest. Â 바카라We want to go back as soon as possible. And her helplessness, 바카라There are no flights in the evening. We are unable to do so.바카라 She has pointed out that the rescue operations have swung into action. 바카라Our team is focused on relief and rescue work. Our priority is relief and rescue.바카라
It is the next part of the CM바카라s statement which raises questions. She reassured that 바카라the rest of the investigations will be done later.바카라 So again, another bridge-collapse has willy-nilly gone into the arena of 바카라being investigated.바카라
And it raises questions. But why does this keep happening in West Bengal and Kolkata? Why do parts of flyovers fall over unsuspecting pedestrians destroying lives? The collapse of an under-construction bridge near Girish Park in 2016, which killed at least 25 people, had sent shock waves down the spines of the city바카라s commuters. It is still so vivid in public memory that Kolkata바카라s daily commuters are wary about travelling on bridges and flyovers or driving under these.
바카라I literally hold my breath each time I have to cross a bridge and try to avoid them for the most part,바카라 said one driver.
But two years later, there is no accountability. Police point to the differences in the jurisdiction. The 바카라investigations바카라 are stuck in red tape as political parties debate on responsibility. 바카라The issue became about whether the bridge 바카라 which was under construction 바카라 was the jurisdiction of the state or central government,바카라 said a Calcutta official on condition of anonymity.
There were allegations of corruption (money being stolen from the funds of the bridge maintenance so that adequate safety measures could not be put in place), of negligence (engineers who were given tenders were not qualified for the job of constructing a bridge of a certain standard). And a host of other 바카라reasons바카라.
It is perhaps this 바카라 the complete and utter lack of accountability 바카라 which is the cause behind why Kolkata바카라s bridges keep falling.
