Sankh River bridge, built with a cost of Rs3.5 crore, could not withstand its first monsoon and collapsed on Monday. The bridge was constructed by Shokha Baba Construction.
Earlier a probe team was set up under the executive engineer after a pillar of the bridge collapsed on 16th July.
The team reached lohardaga and the assistant engineer Vijay Kumar said that the bridge will be renovated if it would work; otherwise it would be destroyed and reconstructed. Without any decision given by the probe team the renovation work was being done by the bidder.
The investigation was being conducted by DC Manjunath Bhajantri.
On getting the information of collapse of the bridge DC Manjunath Bhajantri reached to the site and told that the investigation is being done by PWD department.
Strict action will be taken against whoever is found guilty in the report, said the DC.