Guwahati (Assam): Surmounting all the challenges, Indian Army has efficiently completed the construction of a Composite Bridge at the blowout site of well number 5 at Baghjan oil field in Assam.
Oil India Limited on 14 June through the Civil Administration had requisitioned assistance of Indian Army for the construction of the bridge at the incident site.
The construction of the bridge was extremely crucial for the task of dousing the fire, as it will help the experts access the well. The experts are now planning to lay a heavy-duty pipeline over the bridge and create a water umbrella for dousing the fire.
The construction involved the mobilisation of 233 metric tons of bridging stones over 400 kilometres. 150 specially trained Army personnel undertook the task under extremely risky and hazardous conditions in the vicinity of the raging fire with working temperatures exceeding 75 degrees celsius. Undaunted by the multitude of the engineering challenges, the Army constructed the bridge in just 24 hours amid heavy rainfall.
The bridge has provided the much-needed impetus to the ongoing disaster relief efforts. A special team will continuously maintain the bridge and keep it afloat even in the harshest of conditions.
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