Cable-stayed bridge at Basholi

 

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will dedicate the first cable-stayed bridge of North India to the nation on December 24, providing close connectivity between three northern states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.

"The cable-stayed bridge at Basholi situated on Dunera- Basohli-Bhadharwah road will be inaugurated by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on December 24 at 0930 hours," a Defence Spokesman said

The work on the maiden cable stay bridge of the state was started in September 2011 on the persistent demand of people of Basohli where over 22 villages got submerged in water and were evacuated to other places after the construction of Ranjit Sagar dam.

The 592-meter span bridge is being constructed by Border Roads Organization (BRO) at a cost of Rs. 145 crore.

It is a joint venture of IRCON a Railway Company and SP Singla Construction group.

Out of 592 m, 350 m span is cable-stayed while rest is plain bridge.

The Basohli bridge will be fourth of its kind in India and first in North India and Jammu and Kashmir.

Currently India has three cable-stayed bridges - Hooghly bridge at Kolkata, Naini Bridge in Allahabad and Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link in Mumbai.

Hooghly bridge at Kolkata,West Bengal

 Naini Bridge in Allahabad,Uttar Pradesh

Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link in Mumbai.,Maharashtra