Indian Army reconstructs bridge over Irang river in Manipur

Indian Army restored the connectivity of National Highway-37 by completing the reconstruction work of Irang bridge over Irang river at Taubam village of Tamenglong district in Manipur. The old bridge collapsed on November 1 which resulted in a sand-laden truck falling into the fast-flowing river Irang and the driver lost his life.

Tezpur (Assam): Indian Army completed the reconstruction of Irang Bridge in Taubam village of Tamenglong district restoring the road connectivity of NH-37 connecting Imphal and Jiribam much to the relief of locals stranded due to severing of the most important lifeline of Manipur.

The old bridge had collapsed on 01 Nov which resulted in a sand-laden truck falling into the fast-flowing Irang River leading to the death of its driver.

Upon receiving the requisition for aid from the State Govt on November 2, specialised engineers of the Spear Corps were tasked to undertake the re-construction of the Irang Bridge. The re-construction work involved dismantling of a disused bridge at Tengnoupal, transporting the bridging stores over 152 km to the bridge site, and launching the bridge over River Irang.

Re-construction work on the bridge started on 09 Nov and due to structural issues and old vintage, the bridge could not be launched initially. Fresh Bailey bridge stores were provisioned by Border Roads Organisation from Tezpur and were shifted to the bridge site in two days by Army. The fresh launching of the bridge commenced on 23 Nov and was completed on November 27.

N Biren Singh, the Chief Minister of Manipur inaugurated the bridge and opened it for the general traffic on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, the CM commended and thanked the Indian Army and NHIDCL for their efforts in the execution of the task.

Even citizens appreciated the skill, speed, and commitment of the Indian Army jawans who took upon this challenge and professionally delivered the same.