BRO constructs Permanent bridge on river Ravi

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed and opened a new permanent bridge on the river Ravi connecting Kasowal enclave in Punjab to the rest of the country “much ahead of its schedule”. The 484-meter bridge was built by 141 Drain Maintenance Coy of 49 Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) of Project Chetak.

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Key-Points

The cost for the construction of the bridge is Rs.17.89 crore, excluding various approaches.

The bridge consists of 16 cells of 30.25 m length each.

the enclave is around 35 square kilometers. It had been connected via a pontoon bridge of limited load capacity.

The pontoon bridge used to be dismantled every year prior to the Monsoon so that it does not get washed away in the strong currents of the river. Because of this issue, thousands of acres of fertile land across the river could not be tilled by farmers during the Monsoon.

To avoid this, a Class 70 permanent bridge with all-weather connectivity was planned and built by the BRO.