Watch: Rs 422-crore Patna double-deck flyover sinks after heavy rainfall; structure was inaugurated just 2 months ago | India News

NEW DELHI: A piece of Patna’s newly constructed double‑deck flyover has reportedly sunk following persistent heavy rainfall, elevating recent security considerations over the infrastructure. The structure was constructed at a price of Rs 422 crore. It was inaugurated by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on June 11, 2025 and spans the congested Ashok Rajpath hallPatna has suffered heavy rainfall over the previous few days, inflicting extreme flooding throughout main areas, together with Kankarbagh, Rajendra Nagar, Exhibition Road and Gandhi Maidan. Waterlogging has disrupted each day life—roads, houses, hospitals and faculties had been inundated, with sewage overflow, site visitors chaos, and native collapse of drainage infrastructure.The relentless rains have overwhelmed poor drainage methods, resulting in disruptions in each day life and prompting fear over affected infrastructure, together with the flyover..The double-deck flyover has two ranges. The higher deck is 2,175.5 metres lengthy and carries site visitors from Gandhi Maidan to Science College. The decrease deck is 1,449.3 metres lengthy and helps autos transfer from Patna College to Gandhi Maidan, close to BN College. Both decks, every 8.5 metres huge, connect with PMCH and are supposed to cut back site visitors jams within the metropolis.Officials stated Ashok Rajpath will quickly have 4 ranges—two flyover tiers, a ground-level service highway, and the upcoming metro underground.