<p>Patna: A portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar's Patna district, an official said on Monday.</p>.<p>No one was injured in the incident that occurred on Sunday night, he said.</p>.<p>The incident comes in the backdrop of more than a dozen bridges and causeways collapsed in several Bihar districts in the recent past.</p>.Watch | Under construction Bihar bridge over river Ganga collapses.<p>The construction of the ‘Bakhtiyarpur-Tajpur Ganga Mahasetu’ has been supervised by the Bihar State Road Development Corporation Ltd (BSRDCL).</p>.<p>“The incident took place during the replacement of bearings of girders of the Bakhtiyarpur-Tajpur Ganga Mahasetu. While placing the girders on the pillars, one of them collapsed.</p>.<p>"Replacing the bearings is a routine exercise. There are no reports of casualty. We are going to the spot to inspect the ongoing work," BSRDCL Chief General Manager Prabin Chandra Gupta told PTI.</p>.<p>Sources said the construction of the project has been going on for the last several years.</p>.<p>Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar laid the foundation stone for the construction of the 5.57-kilometre-long Bakhtiyarpur-Tajpur Ganga Mahasetu in June 2011. The total cost of the project was estimated at Rs 1,602.74 crore.</p>.<p>"A girder of the under-construction bridge fell on the Bakhtiyarpur side during routine work," Patna District Magistrate Chandrashekhar Singh told PTI.</p>.<p>After completion of the project, the bridge will connect National Highway 28 in Samastipur and NH 31 in Patna.</p>.<p>The project is aimed at reducing traffic load on Mahatma Gandhi Setu in Patna and Rajendra Setu in Mokama.</p>.<p>When completed, it would also serve as another vital road link between north and south Bihar. </p>
<p>Patna: A portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar's Patna district, an official said on Monday.</p>.<p>No one was injured in the incident that occurred on Sunday night, he said.</p>.<p>The incident comes in the backdrop of more than a dozen bridges and causeways collapsed in several Bihar districts in the recent past.</p>.Watch | Under construction Bihar bridge over river Ganga collapses.<p>The construction of the ‘Bakhtiyarpur-Tajpur Ganga Mahasetu’ has been supervised by the Bihar State Road Development Corporation Ltd (BSRDCL).</p>.<p>“The incident took place during the replacement of bearings of girders of the Bakhtiyarpur-Tajpur Ganga Mahasetu. While placing the girders on the pillars, one of them collapsed.</p>.<p>"Replacing the bearings is a routine exercise. There are no reports of casualty. We are going to the spot to inspect the ongoing work," BSRDCL Chief General Manager Prabin Chandra Gupta told PTI.</p>.<p>Sources said the construction of the project has been going on for the last several years.</p>.<p>Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar laid the foundation stone for the construction of the 5.57-kilometre-long Bakhtiyarpur-Tajpur Ganga Mahasetu in June 2011. The total cost of the project was estimated at Rs 1,602.74 crore.</p>.<p>"A girder of the under-construction bridge fell on the Bakhtiyarpur side during routine work," Patna District Magistrate Chandrashekhar Singh told PTI.</p>.<p>After completion of the project, the bridge will connect National Highway 28 in Samastipur and NH 31 in Patna.</p>.<p>The project is aimed at reducing traffic load on Mahatma Gandhi Setu in Patna and Rajendra Setu in Mokama.</p>.<p>When completed, it would also serve as another vital road link between north and south Bihar. </p>