An under-construction railway bridge over the Kurung river collapsed on August 23, 2023 when a launching gantry gave way, killing at least 23-26 workers (mostly from Malda, West Bengal) in one of India's worst railway construction disasters.
On record
The official record states: "Railway officials attributed it to "the collapse of a gantry, which was being launched on the under-construction bridge"; a high-level committee was formed to investigate."
Filed as "Collapsed (under construction)" and dated to 2023, this entry sits under the "Part of the wider Bhairabi-Sairang New Railway Line project (130 bridges)" line of the public accounts.
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“This is not satire. Bhairabi–Sairang Railway Bridge Collapse is a matter of public record, and at least 23 people did not survive it. We publish it so it is not forgotten between news cycles.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk