<p>Barely three weeks after an under-construction bridge over the Ganga collapsed in Bihar’s Khagaria district, a portion of another bridge in Kishanganj district caved-in on Saturday, an official said.</p>.<p>In the incident, which took place around 400 km from state capital Patna, a pillar of the bridge over river Mechi collapsed, said Arvind Kumar, project director of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).</p>.<p>"The under-construction bridge on NH-327E would have linked Kishanganj and Katihar upon completion", the official said.</p>.<p>Claiming that nobody was injured in the accident, the official said "a five-member team" of experts has been constituted to investigate the cause.</p>.<p>"Prima facie it seems to be an instance of human error during the piling process," the official said.</p>.<p>On June 4, an under-construction bridge, which was supposed to connect Khagaria district with Bhagalpur, had collapsed.</p>.<p>The incident, which claimed the life of a security guard, had evoked a huge outcry since despite an initial deadline of November 2019, it remained incomplete.</p>.<p>The Bihar Engineering Services Association had expressed concern and stressed on the need for "structural audit" of all bridges, complete as well as under-construction, in the state.</p>
<p>Barely three weeks after an under-construction bridge over the Ganga collapsed in Bihar’s Khagaria district, a portion of another bridge in Kishanganj district caved-in on Saturday, an official said.</p>.<p>In the incident, which took place around 400 km from state capital Patna, a pillar of the bridge over river Mechi collapsed, said Arvind Kumar, project director of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).</p>.<p>"The under-construction bridge on NH-327E would have linked Kishanganj and Katihar upon completion", the official said.</p>.<p>Claiming that nobody was injured in the accident, the official said "a five-member team" of experts has been constituted to investigate the cause.</p>.<p>"Prima facie it seems to be an instance of human error during the piling process," the official said.</p>.<p>On June 4, an under-construction bridge, which was supposed to connect Khagaria district with Bhagalpur, had collapsed.</p>.<p>The incident, which claimed the life of a security guard, had evoked a huge outcry since despite an initial deadline of November 2019, it remained incomplete.</p>.<p>The Bihar Engineering Services Association had expressed concern and stressed on the need for "structural audit" of all bridges, complete as well as under-construction, in the state.</p>