Lone bridge to Gangotri collapses again
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60-metre-long bailey bridge
A 60-metre-long bailey bridge on the Gangotri-Dharasu national highway, which connects Gangotri with Uttarkashi district headquarters, collapsed for the second time within three months.
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Reason of collapse
The bridge with a load capacity of 18 tonnes collapsed at 10:30 am on Sunday when a truck filled with sand was crossing it.
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Impact
The incident which occurred just over a fortnight before the Char Dham yatra begins on April 18 has left the district administration racing against time to prepare an alternate route so the yatra is not disrupted.
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Cost
The bridge, built at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore, provides connectivity between Uttarkashi town and 80 villages nearby.
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Importance
The bridge has a load bearing capacity of 19 tonne and is important in terms of ferrying ration and other reinforcements for the ITBP personnel guarding the Sino-Indian border in this part of the country.
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Not the first time
This is not the first time when the bridge has collapsed. The bridge had collapsed on December 14 last year.