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DG opens bridge on Koksar nullah in Lahaul

DG opens bridge on Koksar nullah in Lahaul
BRO DG SK Shrivastava inaugurates a bridge at Koksar on the Manali-Leh highway while Lahaul Spiti legislator Ravi Thakur looks on. Photo: Jai Kumar

Tribune News Service

Mandi, July 3

Director General of Border Roads Organisation SK Shrivastva today inaugurated 70-metre-long span steel superstructure bridge on the Koksar nullah in Lahaul-Spiti constructed at a cost of Rs 8 crore.The bridge is located on the Manali-Sarchu road. The construction of this bridge is part of upgrade plan of the Manali-Sarchu road. The road is part of strategic importance.BRO Commander AK Awasthi said Koksar-1 bridge, in spite of being located at an altitude of 10,300 feet, had been completed within three years. The Manali-Sarchu road remains covered with heavy blanket of snow for six months in a year.The Director General appreciated the efforts of BRO officials to accomplish the task in a stipulated time and pledged the BRO’s commitment to nation building by connecting remote areas to the main stream.Another bridge, constructed at a cost of Rs 2 crore by the BRO, was inaugurated by Lahaul-Spiti MLA Ravi Thakur.