Army builds bridge to restore road link

Road communication between the Northeastern region and the rest of the country has been restored after a gap of 34 days with the Army putting up a Bailey bridge in place of the damaged RCC bridge on NH 31.

Following heavy rains, the RCC bridge at Kohora was washed away on September 9 bringing traffic movement on NH 31, which links the entire region to the rest of the country, to a standstill.

Since then hundreds of trucks were diverted to NH 37 through Naranarayan Setu over the Brahmaputra, causing congestion and delay in movement of essential items.

8220;One side of this small but vital bridge at Kohora had sunk due to the impact of the flood waters on September 9,8221; said Deputy Commissioner of Barpeta district R L Duara.