Excelsior Correspondent
RAMBAN, July 27: The 52-RCC GREF re-launched the 70 feet Bailey bridge on the old alignment of National Highway alignment on Kanteer nallah here.
Second-In-Command (2 IC) RK Verma along with Capt Nishith Paliwal supervised the project under the overall command of OC, SK Gautam.
Official sources said the District Development Commissioner, Ramban, Mussarat Islam had directed the GREF to increase the load carrying capacity of all the four Bailey bridges on this road to 70 tons to enable trucks and trolleys to carry heavy machines for the ongoing USBRL (Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link) and 1850 MW Sawlakot Projects besides in transportation of gypsum from Parlanka mines in Dharamkun.
On the direction of the District Development Commissioner, the Konkan Railways Corporation Limited had provided the spare parts for these bridges.
According to the Additional District Development Commissioner, Rajinder Sharma, the GREF has re launched and upgraded three bailey bridges on this road within the past 27 days. The fourth one was re-launched and upgraded in early June.
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