Certain areas of Jammu and Kashmir lacked development, with little to no infrastructure improvement. More than seven decades have passed, but the sight of single-lane tonga bridges remains in some places. The net result is that during peak summer season, long lines of vehicles, including most important Leh Ladakh supplies and tourists and pilgrims of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra, are stuck up for hours in highway jams. But the situation is fast changing now. DPRs are being prepared on a war footing, funds have been approved, and work is proceeding at breakneck speed. Another important bridge is nearing completion, this time at Ganderbal, with a unique design used for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir. The truss and arch technology is being used in this Wayil bridge in Ganderbal. Once completed, this 110-meter-long and the 10.5-meter-wide bridge will be a game changer for the area. Funded by the World Bank for Rs 23.79 crores, this truss-arch-girder bridge is one of a kind. With the Indus River flowing down it, this engineering marvel has been constructed by Jammu and Kashmir’s Road and Buildings Department. It is a proud moment, and engineering as well as other staff members involved deserve much appreciation. The sufferings of the public and tourists will be mitigated now, and most importantly, this major bottleneck has been removed on the Srinagar-Leh highway. Many more such projects are under construction on the entire Jammu-Leh highway and even on state roads. Every effort is being made to reach out to the last man even in the remotest possible area, and this Wayil Bridge is one such effort. It is a symbol of the focused approach of local administration, factually depicting what can be achieved with honest and determined efforts. Step by step, the LG administration is removing stumbling blocks, and what couldn’t be achieved in the last seven decades is being done now. This is not the end; much has to be achieved, and the wheels of development will not stop now.
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