New Delhi (NVI): A 360-feet long bailey suspension bridge over Teesta River in Munshithang near Chungthang town in Sikkim was opened for general public by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) today.
This came as a relief to the residents of Lachen in North Sikkim.
The bridge will give impetus to tourism and facilitate the movement of logistics for the Armed Forces deployed in forward areas. The approach roads to the bridge have also been constructed.
The construction of the bridge was commenced in October 2019 by the 86 Road Construction Company of 758 Border Roads Task Force (BRTF), under Project Swastik and was completed by January 2020.
In June 2019, a steel bridge of 180-feet span was completely damaged due to a massive cloud burst resulting in severing the lines of communication in North Sikkim. The connectivity was kept open by routing the traffic through restricted Army land.
