According to the Calcutta newspaper The Telegraph, “the commuters ’ collective spit power [has] reduced the thickness of the steel hoods protecting the [bridge’s] pillars from six [. 24 in] to three [. 12 in] millimetre [s] since 2007. ”
Menurut surat kabar Kalkuta The Telegraph, ” kekuatan ludah dari para komuter [telah] mengurangi ketebalan lapisan baja yang melindungi pilar - pilar [jembatan] dari enam menjadi tiga milimeter sejak 2007 ”.