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Fatal Collapse — 2 dead

Bomikhal flyover ("bridge to nowhere")

Fatal incident — no rating on this entry⌖ Bomikhal, BhubaneswarEntry #04 in Bhubaneswar
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Meant to be finished within 2 years of its 2012 start, the flyover remained unfinished more than 6 years later after a mid-project design change (from an L-shape to a T-shape) drove massive cost overruns; two people died in separate structural-collapse incidents during construction.

The official record states: "Reporting alleged corruption and nepotism tied to the contractor's political connections; a minister's claim that only ₹4–5 crore of work remained proved inaccurate."

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Sources

  • https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-sunday-guardian/20180527/281672550613766
Blunderlust RecordBL/BHU/2012/FLY
Status
Under repeat repair / abandoned mid-construction
Category
Flyover
State
Odisha
Year
Started 2012, still incomplete years later
Cost to taxpayers
₹21 CrCost escalated from ~₹21 crore (2012 estimate) to ~₹55 crore
Lives lost
2

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