India News | Bridge Collapses in U'khand, Valleys Cut off
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Pithoragarh (U' The Darma, Vyas and Chaudas valleys were cut off from the rest of the border districts on Thursday after a 48-metre-long concrete bridge was washed away following heavy rains.
Pithoragarh (U'khand), Jul 8 (PTI) The Darma, Vyas and Chaudas valleys were cut off from the rest of the border districts on Thursday after a 48-metre-long concrete bridge was washed away following heavy rains.
The bridge was built over the Kulagar rivulet on the Tanakpur-Tawaghat national highway, close to the Indo-China border, Dharchula Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) AK Shukla said.
A trek route has been developed as a substitute by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) for the time being, he said.
Transshipment is being done along a 100-metre area to reach either side of the breached road, Shukla said.
The BRO has said a Bailey bridge will be built as an alternative within five days to resume vehicular movement to the border valleys, he added.
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