How long does it take to build a bridge? A decade? More than that? Yeah! it sounds crazy. However, this is nevertheless an exaggeration. Jharkhand’s Naxal-affected Latehar district started to construct a bridge around 12 years back from now, and the irony is, the bridge being constructed to connect Lurugumi[Read More…]
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“India’s gold at Asiad will popularise Bridge sport among youth,” says Indian coach
Bridge as a game will gain popularity among the youth of the country after the Bengal duo of Pranab Bardhan and Shibnath De Sarkar bagged gold in the men’s bridge pair competition at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, the teams non-playing captain and coach Debasish Ray said in a statement on Saturday, September 1. “Dreams come true. I[Read More…]
Assam: Rs 10,000 fine for clicking selfie on Brahmaputra bridge
If you stop your vehicle on the twin Saraighat Bridge on the Brahmaputra in Guwahati and caught taking a selfie on your phone, you will be fined a penalty of Rs 10,000 in addition to other punitive action as per the law, the Kamrup (Metropolitan) district administration warned here on[Read More…]
India to have world’s highest railway bridge taller than the Eiffel Tower
The highest railway bridge in the world will stand tall at 359 metres, it will be 30 metres higher than the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, and will soar above the bed of river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir. Almost 66% of the work on the bridge being built on[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Jawans built bridge pending since nine years in just 30 days
A bridge, which was pending to construct in Naxal-affected Kaneri village, 90 km from Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh since 9 years, was finally built by the Jawans this month in just 30 days. Significantly, the bridge was pending to be built in Chhattisgarh from the fear of the Maoists. Naxalites had killed Sarpanch[Read More…]
ADB approves $500 mn loan to help Bihar build India’s longest river bridge
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $500 million loan to build a bridge across Ganges River in Bihar. “The 9.8 km road bridge in Bihar will be India’s longest river bridge and will provide vital transport link between the northern and southern parts of the state and neighbouring Nepal,”[Read More…]