Bhagalpur, May 15 -- Bihar Public Works Department (PwD) Minister Kumar Shailendra on Thursday said repair work on the damaged Vikramshila Setu in Bhagalpur is progressing rapidly and the bridge is expected to become operational again within 10 to 15 days.

Speaking after inspecting the repair work at the site, Shailendra said the government acted immediately after a portion of the bridge collapsed earlier this month.

"Immediately after this bridge collapsed, CM Samrat Choudhary, the Secretary, and I held a meeting. We prepared a detailed plan to fix it right away. We will have it operational again within 10 to 15 days," he said.

The minister said repair work is currently underway on the damaged sections of the bridge and assured that t...