A collapsed bridge

I am sure many would still remember the devastating floods that hit North Karnataka and Andhra last year. I had missed being in the middle of action (read 10 feet of water) by a short margin back then. One of the major impacts of the floods was collapsing of the bridge on the State Highway 13 that connects Mantralayam with Raichur. Recently I got a chance to visit this place and see the devastation for myself.



There is now a temporary bridge built by placing a few large pipes along the mighty Tungabhadra and filling up the remaining distance with mud. It is not easy to cross this bridge on cars more used to the city. This temporary bridge is sure to wash off if there is even a fraction of the rain that came down last year. I didn't see any activity of reconstructing the main bridge.


Update: The temporary bridge has already washed away.