Works of Majuli-Jorhat bridge on Brahmaputra temporarily halted

May 05, 2022 19:18

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The construction works of the ambitious 8.25-km bridge over the Brahmaputra, connecting the world's largest river island Majuli with Jorhat in Assam, were temporarily halted after detection of a "minor issue", officials said on Thursday.

The Rs 925.47-crore bridge project is being executed by UP State Bridge Corporation Ltd, which claimed that there is no fault at all regarding construction and the works are going on as per schedule.

Sources in the Assam government said the construction works were suspended earlier this week to examine the wells, where the pillars of the bridge will be erected, and found a packing on one pillar that looked like "a crack".

Necessary steps are being taken to address the issue and work on the concerned pillar will be started once the approval is given by the government department concerned, while works on other wells will start from Friday again, they said.

"I have been told that there is a small issue and it has been taken care of. Things are fine with construction works," a top official of the Assam government's public works (building & NH) department told PTI on condition of anonymity.

Another official of the department, who is directly involved with the issue, said that the local press reported a crack on the under-construction bridge a few days ago and the public works (building & NH) department swung into action immediately.

"There was an issue with the casting between two lifts. A packing was inserted and it looked like a crack from the outside. The work was immediately stopped on Monday and tests were carried out on all the wells," said the official, who wished not to be named. -- PTI

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