UDHAMPUR, March 18 -- The building of a vital bridge across Chapel Nallah in Ramnagar Tehsil, Udhampur district, is progressing slowly, causing immense hardship to about 70,000-80,000 people living in 15-20 villages.
The work on the project, which started in December 2023, is still far from completion, compelling students to travel across the drain without a bridge and causing immense inconvenience to patients and regular commuters.
According to Parshotam Kumar Joshi, Executive Engineer at PWD Ramnagar, the bridge's construction is not yet complete. Approaches were being made for the construction; however, due to the rains and landslides, the bridge had cracks. Also, the material used to construct the bridge was of poor quality, which cau...