BRO builds bridge to connect remote Punjab enclave with country

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Updated At : 03:53 AM Apr 23, 2020 IST

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New Delhi, April 22

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed and opened a new permanent bridge on the Ravi river that connects the Kasowal enclave in Punjab with the rest of the country, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.

The 484-metre permanent bridge was completed much ahead of its schedule, the ministry noted.

The enclave of around 35 square kilometre had been connected through a pontoon bridge of limited load capacity till now, the ministry said in a press release.

“This meant thousands of acres of fertile land across the river could not be tilled by farmers during the monsoon,” the ministry said. — PTI

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