GUWAHATI: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has built a strategic, bridge at Daporijo over Subansiri river in Arunachal Pradesh amid lockdown and maintaining utmost precautions against COVID-19.
The bridge forms a key portion of a strategic Line of Communication in Arunachal Pradesh. It is a strategic link towards the LAC between India and China. All supplies, rations, constructional material and medicines pass over this bridge. The old bridge developed cracks which led to a major catastrophe in July 1992 when a passenger bus fell off the bridge leaving no survivors.
With the intervention of DGBR and CE Arunank expeditious sanctions were obtained from the MoD and Arunachal Government. The difficult and dangerous launch was completed in record time adhering to all COVID-19 precautions.
Work had started for construction of the bridge on March 17, 2020 by 23 BRTF. Finally, after 27 days, on April 14, 2020 the bridge was jacked down successfully and safely on the supports. It has been successfully upgraded from class 24 tons to class 40 tons thereby allowing heavier vehicles to pass to catering to the need of not only the Army but also future Infrastructure development requirements of Upper Subansiri district.
Chief Minister of Arunachal Pema Khandu inaugurated it through a video conferencing and opened it for traffic movement from today. Safe and early execution of the bridge represents the seamless coordination and cooperation between the BRO, MoD and Arunachal Government.