A partially built span of the under-construction cable-stayed bridge over the Chambal collapsed without warning on December 24, 2009, killing 48 workers and engineers. Construction was halted for years amid contractual dispute before resuming in 2014; the bridge was finally inaugurated by the PM in 2017, roughly eight years after the collapse.
On record
The official record states: "RTI findings cited in later reporting attributed the collapse to contractor "inexperience" in cable-stayed bridge construction."
Filed as "Collapsed during construction (2009); took ~8 more years to finish" and dated to Construction began early 2000s; collapsed Dec 24, 2009; completed Aug 29, 2017, this entry sits under the "Not specified" line of the public accounts.
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2 public sources — news reports, RTI replies and civic archives — corroborate this entry. The citation trail is listed below for anyone who would like to follow up with the department concerned.
“This is not satire. Kota Chambal Cable-Stayed Bridge Collapse is a matter of public record, and at least 48 people did not survive it. We publish it so it is not forgotten between news cycles.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk