PATNA, Dec. 22 -- The four-lane greenfield bridge over the Ganga connecting Bakhtiyarpur in Patna district to Tajpur in Samastipur -- set to be a dream projet of chief minister Nitish Kumar -- is set to miss its deadline once again, with officials now pushing for completion of key sections by May 2026 amid ongoing challenges.

Road construction department (RCD) secretary Pankaj Kumar Pal conducted an on-site inspection of the under-construction bridge on Sunday, assessing the pace of work and issuing stern instructions to expedite progress. Starting from Karjan near Bakhtiyarpur - part of the Mokama four-lane bypass - Pal visited the riverbank to review the bridge's advancement firsthand and asked the construction company to finish the en...