In a concerning incident, a section of the railway overbridge in Manmad, situated along the Pune-Indore highway, collapsed, causing a temporary halt to traffic in the area. Fortunately, there were no casualties or injuries reported as a result of the collapse.
The incident, however, led to a standstill in traffic on the Pune-Indore highway passing through Manmad. The silver lining in this situation was that the fallen section of the bridge did not impact the railway track, preventing what could have been a significant disaster. This occurrence has raised serious questions about the age and structural integrity of the bridge, especially in light of previous complaints regarding its condition.
This is not an isolated event for the year, as a similar collapse happened earlier, prompting concerns about the railway administration’s apparent failure to implement adequate precautions.
