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Gutka severely corroding Howrah Bridge: Study
April 12, 2013
The Howrah Bridge is under attack from gutkha-chewers. The Kolkata Port Trust, which maintains Kolkata's best known landmark, has said that saliva laced with gutkha is corroding the iconic 70-year-old bridge.
KoPT chief engineer A K Mehra said studies had found thick layers of gutkha deposits on the covers of hanger bases on either side of the bridge, and chemical tests had shown a severe reduction in the thickness of the covers. It was obvious that the corrosion had been caused by chemicals in gutkha, Mehra said.
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