Same Bomikhal overbridge was in the news in September 2017 when it had caved in during construction, killing one person and injured many.
Bomikhal overbridge in Bhubaneswar
A labourer died and another sustained serious injuries when they got crushed while binding iron rods at the under-construction Bomikhal overbridge in Bhubaneswar on Thursday night.
Authorities were yet to ascertain the cause of the incident till last reports came in.
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The same overbridge was in the news in September last year when it had caved in during construction, killing one person and injured many.
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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had ordered a high-level inquiry after the incident and an engineer and a few others had been arrested. While there was a demand for blacklisting the construction firm, which allegedly had links with the ruling Biju Janata Dal, it continued to do the work.
The overbridge was sanctioned in 2009-10.
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