Archive · 29 Jun 2025
Bhopal Bridge: Engineers Suspended over Faulty Design
Engineers in Bhopal, India, designed a new bridge with a sharp, unsafe turn.
Because of this bad design, the government suspended seven engineers and is investigating a retired one.
The companies that designed and built the bridge are now blacklisted.
The government will fix the bridge before it is open to the public.
Seven engineers were suspended due to the faulty design of a new over-bridge in Bhopal.
The bridge features a sharp 90-degree turn, drawing criticism from residents.
A departmental inquiry has been ordered against a retired superintendent engineer.
The construction agency and design consultant were blacklisted.
The bridge will not be inaugurated until improvements are made.
- Who
- Seven PWD engineers (including two chief engineers) were suspended and a retired engineer is under investigation.
- What
- Action taken against engineers and blacklisting of firms for faulty design of a rail over-bridge.
- When
- Action taken on Saturday.
- Where
- Aishbagh area, Bhopal, India.
- Why
- Faulty design of the new rail over-bridge with a 90-degree turn.
Government's Response
Officials' Justification
Design Issues
Government's Response
Engineers made a faulty design, leading to suspension and blacklisting.
Officials' Justification
Officials stated the design was due to land constraints and the presence of a metro station.
- Location
- Aishbagh, Bhopal
- Suspended Engineers
- 7
- Blacklisted Firms
- Construction agency and design consultant
- Bridge Turn
- 90-degree
- Inquiry Ordered
- Against retired superintendent engineer
Sources
Exclusive: Before Bhopal’s 90-degree bridge became reality, design was tweaked thrice over PWD, Railways disagreements
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Madhya Pradesh Government Suspends 7 Engineers Over Bhopal's 90-Degree Bridge
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Bhopal's 90-degree bridge: MP govt takes action against 8 engineers
MP govt takes action against 8 engineers over bridge with 90-degree turn
Bhopal's 90-degree bridge: 8 engineers face action, firm blacklisted
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