Bihar may only be an extreme case. Infrastructure of all kinds—roads, expressways, bridges, buildings, check dams, and even bigger dams—have collapsed in the country. The Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat in 2022 killed over 140 people. Airport canopies have come crashing down in Delhi, Rajkot, Lucknow, and Jabalpur in the last few weeks. Such incidents are signs of failure of governance, and Bihar is sending them out repeatedly. The disasters are unlikely to abate unless a culture of safety, integrity, and accountability becomes the guiding norm of public life and official conduct.