On record
A bridge in Kotdwar collapsed on July 13, 2023 amid heavy monsoon rains, an incident significant enough to coincide with a statewide school closure in Uttarakhand over weather/infrastructure safety concerns.
The official record states: "Heavy monsoon rainfall was cited as the cause."
“It fell on the day the state closed its schools for the weather, which tells you something about the forecast.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
Sources
Visitor reviews Satire
“It went down on the same day the state shut its schools for the weather, so the forecast was not exactly a secret.”
“Heavy rain is the stated cause. Kotdwar has heavy rain every July, on a published schedule.”
“Stood on the bank watching people work out a new route to the other side of their own town.”