Villagers built bamboo bridge on Indo-Nepal border for SSB troops

NewsBharati    19-Sep-2020 11:34:39 AM
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Pilibhit (UP), Sept 19: As an expression of solidarity with the armed forces, the villagers of Bamanpur Bhagirath village in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit district have constructed a bamboo bridge for the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) jawans just about 200 meters from the Indo-Nepal border.

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According to agency reports, this bridge 25-meter-long and 1.2-wide is constructed on a deep-water channel known as Sutia drain. It is built by the village headman Gurdev Singh with the assistance from the local villagers.

Commenting on the villager’ achievement, SSB’s 49th Battalion Commandant Ajay Kumar said: “A bridge was urgently needed for the frequent, prompt and unhindered movement of SSB patrolling pickets, especially during the night. The bridge will assist us in keeping an eye on any encroachment from the Nepalese side into the Indian Territory, as was reported in June this year...

The construction of the bridge was initiated on September 10 and it was completed in just five days at a cost of Rs. 50,000/- on the water channel known as Sutia drain.

As the village panchayat had no provision for the construction, the locals were encouraged to contribute. The money was contributed by the villagers.

The bridge holds importance as it provides a vantage point to the troopers patrolling the border, and particularly after a row over the construction of a road between pillars 38 and 39 by the Nepalese side.