FEROZEPUR: The Indian army constructed a new bailey bridge over Hussainiwala Barrage, situated about 10km away from Ferozepur.

HT PHOTOArmy jawans constructing a bailey bridge over the Hussainiwala barrage in Ferozepur on Sunday.

It is worth to mention that during 1971 Indo-Pak hostilities, a portion of Hussainiwala Bridge was damaged,

The army had put up a bailey bridge for sustenance of villages inside Hussainiwala, the last village along the IndoPak border in Ferozepur.

Now, a permanent bridge will be made to complete the damaged portion of existing bridge, for which, army has made an alternate bailey bridge to ensure unhindered connectivity to Hussainiwala.

The civil administration and people of Hussainiwala welcomed the development, as the new bridge will pave way for permanent bridge without causing any inconvenience to local population and ensuring continuous traffic movement for local people as well as tourists.

The Army engineers constructed the bridge in spite of limited space, at a working height of over 50 feet and in flood like situations necessitating several precautions like use of safety ropes and nets.