On record
A pedestrian cantilever section of an under-construction bridge on the Kiratpur-Manali four-lane highway gave way late on May 22, 2025 while concrete was being poured, though the project director said the main structure and foundation remained intact. It was one of several partial collapses reported on this same stretch of highway.
The official record states: "Project Director Varun Chari attributed it to "a shuttering support weld failure," saying damage was "limited to the cantilever section due to a single support failure.""
“The pedestrian section fell while the concrete was being poured; the project director says the rest is fine.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
Sources
Visitor reviews Satire
“The pedestrian cantilever gave way while the concrete was still being poured into it.”
“A shuttering support weld failed, and the project director would like it known that the rest of the bridge is fine.”
“One of several partial collapses on the same stretch of the Kiratpur-Manali four-laning, which is a pattern rather than an accident.”