An official with the Government of Bihar emphasized to our team that the many of the solutions to the problems of Bihars rivers do not lie totally in Bihar.

Pontoon bridge patna. 68 At least nine people died when a pick-up van carrying them fell from a pontoon bridge into river Ganga in Patnas Danapur locality on Friday morning District Magistrate Chandrasekhar Singh said. The three pontoon bridges will include the one at Bakhtiarpur linking the Kala Diara across the river Ganga in Patna district. Regional Cooperation and Integration Strategy.

Three persons including the driver of the vehicle swam to safety. It was inaugurated in May 1982 in a ceremony in Hajipur by the then prime minister Indira Gandhi. As shown on the map three bridges are between north and.

At least nine members of a family died when the SUV they were travelling in dashed against the iron railing of the pontoon bridge and plunged into the Ganga near Danapur on Friday morning. The tragic incident took place when the passenger jeep they were traveling in in Bihar fell into river Ganga from a pontoon bridge. The Pontoon Bridge provides an important link to cross the Ganga as the main bridge is damaged.

The driver of the vehicle with around 13 people on board lost control of it while crossing the Peepa Pul in Akihpur area he said. It will improve transport connectivity between north and south Bihar which is divided by the Ganges River and better link Patna the state capital city and the surrounding areas. Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav today inaugurated the newly-constructed pontoon bridge built over mighty river Ganga.

Government of India Planning Commission. Pontoon bridge near Gandhi Setu in Patna and ship waiting to cross the pontoon bridge. Press Note on Poverty Estimates 20112012.

The main bridge structure of about 98 kilometers km is expected to become the longest river bridge in India. The driver of the vehicle with around 13 people on board lost control of it while crossing the Peepa Pul in Akihpur area he said. The family was headed to Patna from Chhapra for a marriage function.