Pithoragarh: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) have restored a collapsed bridge within 5 days on Dhapa-Milam road at Munsyari Tehsil. The bridge, near India-China border, had collapsed when a truck carrying heavy construction equipment tried to cross it.
Given the strategic importance of the bridge amidst the India-China standoff, the BRO started the construction of a new bridge on June 23. According to BRO officials, the movement of vehicles will be allowed soon.
Notably, the truck was carrying heavy construction equipment across the bridge situated at Dhapa-Milam Road leading towards India-China border.
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The construction equipment was to be for the construction of 65 km motorway from Milam towards China border, reports said.
It is to be noted that due to the collapsing of the bridge, more than 7000 people of a dozen villages around the border area were affected and supplies of Army and ITBP was also disrupted.
As per reports, two persons on the truck, including the driver, had sustained serious injuries and were rushed to the nearest hospital for the treatment. The truck was also damaged in the incident.
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Following the unprecedented violent clash between Indian and Chinese troops at the steep rocky heights of the Galwan river gorge, Border Roads Organisation has landed heavy equipment to expedite work of strategic Munsiyari-Bugdiyar-Milam road in Uttarakhand.
Once completed, the Munsiyari-Bogdiyar- Milam road, which is being constructed in the high Himalayan region of Johar Valley in the state's Pithoragarh district, will be a link to the last posts on the Indo-China border.
After connecting Lipulekh to the road, the BRO has now accelerated the road cutting from Milam to China border. The absence of heavy stone cutting equipment at Laspa near the alignment site of the 65-km road had delayed its construction.
