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Thorayikkadavu Bridge Collapse

Blunderlust rating★★★★★ 3.5 / 5 · 1,214 reviews⌖ Thorayikkadavu, Koyilandy (Quilandy), KozhikodeEntry #03 in Kozhikode
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On record

A beam of an under-construction bridge at Thorayikkadavu in Koyilandy taluk collapsed on August 15, 2025, injuring two workers; local media framed it as public money wasted on shoddy construction.

The official record states: "Not specified."

“One beam, two injured workers, and a Kerala headline that wrote itself: crores down the drain.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk

Sources

  • https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2025/08/15/thorayikkadav-bridge-collapse-koyilandy0.html
  • https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=1591252&u=

Visitor reviews Satire

“A beam came down on two workers in Koyilandy, and the site notice board still lists a completion date.”
TS T. Sundaram · Kozhikode★★★★★
“Went to see progress on the bridge and saw the progress lying in the water.”
LG L. Gupta · Kozhikode★★★★★
“Nobody has said why it failed. Kerala has simply added it to the running total of crores in the river.”
DM D. Mishra · Kozhikode★★★★★
Blunderlust RecordBL/KOZ/2025/BRI
Status
Collapsed (under construction)
Category
Bridge
State
Kerala
Year
2025
Cost to taxpayers
Not specified ("crores down the drain," per Kerala Kaumudi)

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