Watch: How Indian Army Reconnects Flood-Hit Areas With 150-Foot Bridge In Sikkim
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Army personnel with the help of the locals completed the construction of a bailey bridge over the Teesta River.
After the flash floods in Sikkim caused massive destruction, the Indian Army and the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) are working on a war footing to restore road connectivity between Mangan and Chungthang in North Sikkim. “On the Path Towards Rebuidling Sikkim : Indian Army Sappers and Border Roads Launch Bridge accross the Teesta”As part of continued efforts to rebuild & reconnect affected areas in North #Sikkim, Army Engineers of #TrishaktiCorps along with BRO and civil administration… pic.twitter.com/rVJ3hUMWAP
Army personnel with the help of the locals completed the construction of a bailey bridge over the Teesta River, and pictures and videos have surfaced on the internet.
"As part of continued efforts to rebuild & reconnect affected areas in North #Sikkim, Army Engineers of #TrishaktiCorps along with BRO and civil administration commenced construction of two bridges at Mangan to open up alternate route Mangan-Sanklang-Chungthang. Working on a war footing, the troops completed construction of the first bridge of 150 feet length on 22 Oct," Trishakti Corps wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
