bridge fell into the river
The old Shuklaganj Ganga Ghat bridge connecting Unnao and Kanpur was washed away by the Ganga. The administration had closed the old Ganga bridge after the abutment of the bridge was damaged during the closure. This prevented the accident from occurring. A dilapidated part of the bridge at the Kanpur end fell into the river. The middle part of the damaged pillar broke and fell. It is a bridge from the British era, which is 175 years old.
There was uproar when the Ganges bridge broke on Tuesday. There has always been a lot of talk about this bridge. However, this bridge has been closed for the past few years. This bridge was closed in the year 2021. Earlier, this bridge had been a means of transportation for thousands of people, but after the ban of the bridge, both the district administrations built walls on their respective sides to close this bridge.
Engineers were called from Delhi.
On Tuesday, November 26, a portion of Kothi numbers 9 and 10 collapsed and fell directly into the Ganges. Until a few days ago, converting this bridge into a picnic spot was being considered. However, this did not happen, otherwise a serious accident could have occurred. Engineers were also called in from Delhi to bring the Ganges bridge back into operation. Its repair would cost around 30 million rupees, but not much attention was paid to it.
Filming of many films on the bridge.
The then Executive Engineer Mukesh Chandra Sharma of Kanpur Public Works Department submitted a report on this bridge to Kanpur DM Alok Tiwari in the year 2021. The report says that the Ganga Bridge is no longer fit for vehicles to travel on it. . The DM took notice of the report and closed this bridge. Many movies have also been filmed on this bridge.
