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Amid heavy rain, freezing temp at 9000 ft, Indian Army constructs footbridge in J-K's Rajouri

Battling heavy rain and freezing temperature at 9000 feet, the Indian Army at Satharban in Rajouri constructed a 30 feet Foot Bridge over Jamian Nala in record time which was washed away due to incessant rains.

Amid heavy rain, freezing temp at 9000 ft, Indian Army constructs footbridge in J-K's Rajouri
Amid heavy rain, freezing temp at 9000 ft, Indian Army constructs footbridge in J-K's Rajouri

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Published : Jun 4, 2021, 6:54 PM IST

Rajouri: Braving heavy rain and freezing temperature at a height of 9000 feet, the Indian Army on Friday constructed a 30 feet footbridge over Jamian Nala at Satharban in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri in record time, informed the Defence Public Relations Officer (PRO).

According to Defence PRO, the footbridge got washed away due to heavy rains last night.

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It further stated that the Indian Army helped 8 Dera migrant families with 1500 livestock.

PRO Defence Jammu tweeted: "#Solidarity Battling heavy rain & freezing temp at 9000 ft, #IndianArmy at #Satharban in #Rajouri swiftly constructed a 30 ft Foot Bridge over Jamian Nala in record time which washed away due to incessant rains during the intervening night helping 8 Dera migrant families with 1500 livestock," tweeted Defence PRO today.

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