AMARPUR / AGARTALA, Aug 25 (TIWN): With another dangerous accident over an under-maintenance wooden bridge at Teliamura-Amarpur way, transport movement has been paralyzed for an uncertain period of time. With this incident the PWD led corruption has been exposed once again on Thursday night. The bridge which was the life-line of Amarpur-Teliamura has been fully collapsed, although by fortune no life was killed so far. The complains regarding the bridge was done time to time in the PWD office of Amarpur but no serious action had taken by the authority at there, alleged the locals of Amarpur. The Rangamati Wooden bridge was collapsed in the late evening when a brick-carrying tripper was riding on it. Immediately getting informed the officials, police rushed to the spot and the tripper identified with number TR01 N 1892 also had fallen, with the bridge was collapsed. TIWN talked to the local people, but they alleged this was expected incident as the 'PWD was sleeping in peace without proper recovery of the bridge' !

"Just 2 days back this bridge was recovered but how within 2 days it can again be collapsed ?”, said a local.

“Eventhough 24 hrs duty should be provided on the critical bridge but police escape at 6 PM”, said another local.

However CPI-M MLA Parimal Debnath visited the spot, but couldn't control the public-anger.

Answering the media questions, PWD officer Bijan Debbarma said, “A maintenance work was going on  the opposite side of the bridge. Whereas above 8 ton's weight a vehicle is not allowed but nobody cares for the rules”.

But the local people raised question, ‘The safety issue is whose responsibility ?’

There was also no red-flag to mark the danger-signs led such a critical accident although fortunately nobody died.

Such kinds of incidents are not less dangerous than UP train accident that could call similar tragedies. Atleast a Red-flag on the bridge would be helpful to avoid such accidents, so that the drivers could become alert while crossing the bridge.