Varanasi flyover collapse: UP State Bridge Corporation MD removed; updates

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced an ex-gratia of Rs 200,000 each to the kin of those killed in the Varanasi flyover collapse incident

Amid the continuing investigation by a three-member team set up by the Uttar Pradesh government to probe the Varanasi flyover collapse incident for the second consecutive day, the Yogi Adityanath government on Thursday removed the Managing Director of the Uttar Pradesh Bridge Corporation, Rajat Mittal over negligence in the flyover tragedy. 

Rajan Mittal, was removed from his post during the term of the Akhilesh Yadav government following complaints. But he was reinstated when the BJP government came to power last year.

In less than two days after the horrific episode, the local administration and the work agencies are busy in