Bihar: Real estate brokers illegally build bridge on river to increase prices of adjoining lands
Purnea (PTI): A small bridge has been illegally constructed on a river in Bihar's Purnea district allegedly by real estate brokers in a bid to increase the prices of adjoining tracts in which they had stakes, officials said on Friday.
Authorities have ordered the demolition of the 60 feet-long and 10 feet-wide bridge on Kari Koshi River.
Speaking to PTI, Purnea Municipal Commissioner Kumar Mangalam said, "A 60 feet by 10 feet bridge has been constructed on Kari Koshi River in ward number 4 in Rahmat Nagar area of Purnea town by private persons without the consent of the civic body.
"The area is under the jurisdiction of the Purnea Municipal Corporation (PMC). We have sought a clarification from the Water Resources Department as well," he added.
The bridge has been constructed without the knowledge of the PMC, the commissioner said, adding that a team of officials visited the place on Thursday to take appropriate action.
"But people with vested interests provoked locals who objected and prevented the PMC officials from taking further action. We will certainly take action as per the existing law," he added.
The official, however, did not rule out the possibility of the involvement of the land mafia and brokers behind the construction of the small bridge.
Locals are not revealing the identity of those who are behind the construction of this bridge, the municipal commissioner added.
Before this incident, a bridge without approach roads was constructed by the authorities on Burhi Gandak River in Muzaffarpur district.
Photographs of the bridge had gone viral on social media and it had hit the headlines.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
