India, May 28 -- New Delhi

The Public Works Department (PWD), in an order late Monday night, called for an urgent meeting of stakeholders to discuss the construction of a foot overbridge (FOB) between the Rajputana Rifles headquarters and their training ground located on the opposite side of the Ring Road near Dhaula Kuan.

The move comes on the heels of an HT report, titled "A smelly trail from barracks to grounds: Regiment's daily battle" published in these columns on Monday. The report highlighted how, in the absence of a FOB, thousands of soldiers have to cross a filthy drain culvert four to six times a day. The report also highlighted that the situation worsens after rainfall, forcing the regiment to wade through waist-deep rainwate...