India, Aug. 6 -- Delhi government's Public Works Department (PWD) has finally moved to construct a long-overdue foot overbridge (FOB) near the Rajputana Rifles headquarters in Delhi Cantonment. The bridge will provide a much-needed safe passage for over 3,000 soldiers who currently cross the perilous Dhaula Kuan Ring Road stretch multiple times daily to reach their training ground from their barracks.

According to tender documents reviewed by HT, soil testing for the FOB has already been completed at a cost of Rs.2.52 lakh. PWD officials, who asked not to be identified, confirmed that civil work will begin soon, and the project is slated for completion within a year.

The move comes weeks after a HT report on May 26 titled "A smelly trai...