Leh, June 25:- Border Roads Organisation (BRO) under Project HIMANK has removed a major travelling bottleneck in Leh by constructing a 35-meter long ‘Chamesahn' bridge, which will lead it to the base of Siachen glacier the worlds highest battlefield.
A BRO spokesman said that Project Himank undertook the challenge of successful accomplishment of constructing the bridge on Khalsar-Sasoma road, an important axis connecting Nubra valley to Siachen Glacier base.
He said the bridge on Chamesahn Lungpa nala ahead of Sumur village whose completion by Project Himank in a limited working window, has been feasible due to meticulous planning, timely mobilization and innovative employment of resources.
The spokesman said the increase in flow in Chamesahn Lungpa Nala during summers and the movement of large volume of both tourist and military traffic over the existing temporary Bailey bridge provided limited connectivity on road Khalsar-Sasoma.
"The limitation has been overcome after engineers and personal of 1445 BCC (16 BRTF) build the bridge, which is the first among series of seven bridges to be constructed on the road Khalsar-Sasoma. It has provided a major relief by improving the trafficability for movement of local villagers and military personnel besides tourist going to the scenic Panamik village," he said.
The Bridge was inaugurated by Lt Gen Harpal Singh, Director General Border Roads today and was declared open for use by security forces and civilians of Leh-Ladakh region.
General Singh, who is on a week-long visit to the Ladakh sector, addressed the officers and subordinates of Project Himank and appreciated them for their grit and determination while maintaining these highest and most difficult roads.
DG BRO said that the successful completion of this bridge is a feather in the cap of BRO and emphasized that other bridges on the road Khalsar-Sasoma upto Siachen Base Camp must also be completed on priority to provide better mobility of the troops in the sector .
The General also emphasized the personnels to maintaining the team spirit and must continue to strive to achieve greater heights.
He also appreciated the efforts of the casual labours of Ladakh and Jharkhand who year after year, work in the most difficult conditions and help BRO maintain the critical roads of Ladakh.
by Chief Engineer Project breifedThe General was Himank , Brigadier Nitin K Sharma about various important and challenging tasks undertaken by the project to ensure give better connectivity in Ladakh sector.