VNS-4 (related items to follow) Varanasi: Even though the pontoon bridge was dismantled and removed before the start of the monsoon and was restored after the end of the flood season according to the norm, PWD had begun to build a new pontoon bridge between Dhelwaria and Nakkhighat.
The RS 40.12 Lakh project from the construction of Pontoon Bridge will come in the midst of former Minister of Chief Justice Akhilesh Yadav – Varuna Corridor – which is on the verge of completion after being postponed for several years because one or other reasons.
Toi on Monday reached Dhelwariya to take stock of pontoon bridges under construction.
It is up to that after placing a pontoon, further work creates the surface for travel has begun.
According to the norm, the pontoon bridge is dismantled before the rainy season will avoid damage due to floods and strong currents and rebuilt in November when the river currents stabilize.
PWD Superintending Engineer SK Agrawal said, “This project has been subject to sanctions by my department for the initiative of the Minister of State (Independent Load) for Ravindra Jaiswal Stamps and Revenues.
This is a small pontoon bridge built with the RS 40.12 lakh budget.” Regarding the construction of the bridge Pontoon 60-mt in the middle of the rainy season, agrawal said, “It was a fact that the pontoon bridge was dismantled and removed on June 15 when Monsoon became active in the region and was restored in November after the end of the season’s flood.” He added, “But this pontoon bridge is being built on the Varuna River, which will be flooded because of the flow of water during the floods on the Ganges River.
The threat to the pontoon bridge is caused by water flows in the flood season while water remains in Varuna even during the flood.” “If water will increase in Varuna if the flood in Ganga, we can dismantle the pontoon bridge,” Agrawal said that this bridge was being built to facilitate commuter people living in areas adjacent to Baghwanala and Dhelwaria.
The pontoon bridge was being built by removing the fence installed as part of the 201.65 Crore Varuna Corridor Project RS, which was launched by YADAV in 2016.
As part of this project, a river dealer in the area of 11.30 km, Retainment with Bank Geo, laying pipes for intercept the disposal of waste and construction of the trail with the development of gardens and green belts must be carried out by the Department of Limited and Irrigation Project Corporation in January 2017.
However, this project lies because the delay nods the train to complete the work associated with a waste interception near Overbridge Railway Chowkaghat.
Commissioner Division Deepak Agrawal, “Now, most of the Varuna corridor project work has been completed.
Only small work to repair damage and give a touch of ongoing finishing that will be completed in July-end.”
Dhelwaria-Nakkhighat Pontoon Bridge was built against the norm
