Alipurduar Takes Strict Action: 'Heavy Vehicle Movement Prohibited' on Weak Bridges

• Alipurduar police are installing 'Weak Bridge' flex banners on vulnerable bridges after consecutive collapses in Cooch Behar and Alipurduar.
• The initiative aims to alert drivers about weak structures, with increased police surveillance also being implemented.
• A flex banner was placed on a long-standing weak bridge in Kumarpara, Alipurduar I Block, over a canal bordering Patlakhawa and Chakoakheti Gram Panchayats.
• Authorities are compiling a list of all weak bridges in the district from the District Public Works Department and Zilla Parishad.
• This action follows the recent collapse of the Bankim Ghat bridge in Falakata and a similar incident in Cooch Behar, both involving sand-laden dumpers.