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Border Roads Organisation builds 484-meter bridge connecting Punjab’s Kasowal enclave with rest of the country


Union Ministry of Defence on Wednesday (April 22) stated that Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed and opened a brand new everlasting bridge on the river Ravi connecting Kasowal enclave in Punjab to the remainder of the nation. The MoD stated that the BRO has succeeded in setting up the street a lot forward of its schedule. 

“The enclave of around 35 square kilometres had  hither to been connected via pontoon bridge of limited load capacity. The pontoon bridge used to be dismantled every year prior to the Monsoon or else it would have got washed away in the strong currents of the river. This meant thousands of acres of fertile land across the river could not be tilled by farmers during the Monsoon” Press Information Bureau stated in a press launch. 

According to PIB press launch, the native inhabitants and the Army required a Class 70 everlasting bridge to offer all climate connectivity to the enclave and the BRO got here up with a plan to assemble a everlasting bridge. The bridge is 484-meter-long and it was constructed by 141 Drain Maintenance Coy of 49 Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) of Project Chetak. The bridge costing Rs 17.89 crore consists of 16 cells of 30.25-metre size every.

“Border Roads Organisation had planned to open the Kasowal bridge in time for Vaisakhi so that the farmers could transport their harvest to the market comfortably. The 16th and last Cell Division was completed on the March 15, 2020 and construction of protective works was under progress when the work came to a halt on March 23 due to the COVID-19 lockdown. To ensure locals do not suffer during the harvest season and also to ensure the bridge does not get damaged because of the heavy discharge of water and the tendency of the river to change course in the monsoons, Border Roads approached Punjab government and Gurdaspur district administration and obtained necessary approvals to continue the work,” stated the PIB press launch.

According to Director General Border Roads (DGBR) Lt Gen Harpal Singh, the BRO groups concerned within the building of the bridge took all needed coronavirus COVID-19 precautions.

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