India, Feb. 13 -- Construction on the new Yamuna bridge parallel to the old bridge (Loha Pul) is finally complete and is set to be operational in the current financial year, officials in the Northern Railways said.

The nearly 1km bridge parallel to the old bridge has been built at a cost of Rs.226.7 crore connecting old Delhi's Yamuna Bazaar to east Delhi's Shastri Park. The railway tracks on it are now being linked with the existing rail network in Delhi. Work on the bridge first began over two decades ago, but got interrupted multiple times.

"Work on the bridge is complete, including the foundation work, blanketing and earth work. Two RUBs (railway under bridges) have been completed at both ends and while track-linking work is complet...