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| Work on bridge gains pace to provide connectivity to 80,000 people in Doda’s Siraj | | | Early Times Report
BHADERWAH/JAMMU, Sept 30: Construction work on a 200-metre motorable bridge over the Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district has gained pace, with the project expected to provide all-weather connectivity to nearly 80,000 people in the remote Siraj area by the end of this year, an official said on Wednesday. The bridge, which will connect Mandol in Siraj with Assar on National Highway 244, is being constructed at a height of around 100 feet over the Chenab.
Once completed, the motorable bridge will provide connectivity to 80,000 people beside the travel time to Doda-Batote highway will be also reduced approximately by two hours, Assistant Executive Engineer, Roads and Buildings, Doda division Danesh Bhushan said.
The R&B department started the construction of the bridge under NABARD (National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development) assistance early this year even as the project was sanctioned last year to provide direct and all weather connectivity to Siraj area consisting three administrative blocks -- Kashtigarh, Baghwah and Assar beside Rajgarh block of Ramban district.
Bhushan said the project was delayed due to various bottlenecks, including forest clearance, but all such hurdles have now been cleared and construction is progressing at a brisk pace.
“The bridge is of strategic importance...the project has a sanctioned cost of Rs 24.69 crore, while the allotted cost stands at Rs 22.83 crore,” he said. |
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