7 Engineers Suspended Over $2.3 Million Bridge with 90-Degree Turn

Odditycentral ^ | 07 01 2025 | Spooky

[yesthatjallen]

Central India’s Madhya Pradesh Government recently suspended seven engineers for the faulty design of a 200 million rupee ($2.3 million) bridge with a 90-degree turn.

The new Rail Over Bridge in Bhopal was announced 10 years ago and cost the state of Madhya Pradesh over 200 million rupees to complete. It was supposed to improve connectivity between Mahamai Ka Bagh, Pushpa Nagar, and the station area with New Bhopal, but all it has managed to do so far is spark controversy over a major blunder in its design – a nearly 90-degree turn built into the bridge. Photos of the questionable feature recently went viral on Indian social media, raising concerns over safety and how engineers could have overlooked such a critical error.

After the controversial bridge started training on X (Twitter), Chief Minister Mohan Yadav launched an inquiry into the situation and subsequently announced the suspension of seven engineers involved in its design, as well as another inquiry into the activity of a retired superintendent engineer in connection with the faulty design.

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[alexander_busek]

The top 10 countries with the lowest average IQ scores, as of 2025, reflect significant socio-economic challenges. Nepal ranks the lowest with an average IQ of 42.99, followed by Liberia and Sierra Leone, both at 45.07. Guatemala has an average IQ of 47.72, while The Gambia scores 52.98.

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I am perfectly willing to accept that there are differences between the races, and that difference in cognitive abilities might likewise correlate with race - but I am not willing to believe such low scores.

With I.Q.s of between 25 and 50, the inhabitants of Nepal, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guatemala would then be classified as imbeciles, and the inhabitants of The Gambia would be low-grade morons.

A society with individuals functioning, on average, at that level would disintegrate.

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

I’d go with 80.

135°.

Regards,

[farm_kid]

Duke Ellington would take the A train. Nobody should take the L train.

[minnesota_bound]

Amazing these got built....

Construction Failures
https://www.pinterest.com/mcbigboy/construction-failuers/

[Hot Tabasco]

You would have thought that someone would have objected to the initial design when it was on paper, rather than wait till it was built.

[greatvikingone]

I recently read that women far outnumber men in Architecture school enrollment…

[crusty old prospector]

You guys are obtuse.

[Delta 21]

Yeah, Union Carbide, Eveready, Dow Chemical, Bayer Aspirin.

ALL THE USUAL SUSPECTS.

[packrat35]

It was Union Carbide