Damodar river bridge renovation work started

Bankura. Rail Mejia Bridge was constructed by DVC to transport coal to Mejia Thermal Power Project at Bangura over Damodar River. Its renovation work has started since Friday. It is noteworthy that thousands of people travel through it every day from Bankura and Burdwan districts. The then state government requested the TVC Commission to construct a road bridge next to it. Then the TVC company constructed a road bridge adjacent to the railway bridge at its own expense. Apart from this, land was acquired on both sides of the road, a bypass road was constructed and a bridge was connected to the National Highway. It was opened for public use in 2002. The bridge and road are now used by the National Roads Authority. But the 800 meter long bridge built over the Damodaran has broken at several places. It has been in a dangerous condition for a long time due to exposed concrete and wires at various places. However, there was a debate over who would do the repairs. Although used as a national highway, the bridge connected to the bypass road is still not fully owned by the national highway. DVC on the other hand released it for public use. The state government has also not done anything in this direction. Mejia Block Trinamool Congress demanded TVC to repair the bridge constructed by TVC. DVC finally handed over the renovation of Mejia Bridge to M/s SN Construction. In some places like the bridge, it seems to be inviting death, said Bundy Thang, the organization's site manager. The chief engineer of the power board has requested to repair the potholes in the bridge by pouring concrete. It has been going on since Friday morning. Mejia Block Trinamool President Inderjit Roy said that Bankura-Raniganj National Highway no. Medinipur National Highway no. 60 connects North Bengal through Mejia Bridge, Bankura and West Burdwan districts. 6 is an important road connecting it. The Damodaran bridge on this route is dilapidated as it is potholed at many places. Due to this, the people of the area are facing a lot of difficulty in transportation. He thanked the DVC officials for repairing the road over this bridge. Disclaimer: This is an automated news feed of Prabhat Khabar newspaper. This is not edited by Prabhat Khabar.com team.