The ministry of road transport and highways has identified more than 6,500 bridges on Indian highways that are in a "distressed" condition. It has also decided to decommission 20 bridges on various highways that are 100 years old. These old bridges are located in states like Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka. A senior transport ministry official said 23 bridges in the country are more than 100 years old. The structurally weak bridges were identified after the ministry ordered a survey of all bridges last year.

Source: India Today December 31, 2017 01:41 UTC