The 18-year-old bridge at Enathu in Kollam district was closed for traffic after damage to its two piers was noticed.Kottarakkara (Pathanamthitta): In a first of its kind effort in Kerala, the Indian Army will build a bailey bridge in Enathu, an army official said on Friday.
Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge that has been extensively used since World War II as even vehicles can ply on it.
On Thursday, public works department minister G. Sudhakaran, in a letter to defense minister Manohar Parrikar and Enathu Lok Sabha member Kodikunnil Suresh, had sought the help of the Indian Army for the construction of the bridge.
Parrikar immediately accepted the request and a team of army engineering officials led by Lt Col Ravi Rajendran on Friday inspected the spot at Enathu, saying a bailey bridge will be built there.
The 18-year-old bridge at Enathu in Kollam district was closed for traffic after damage to its two piers was noticed.
Enathu bridge is located at the very busy M.C. Road, where hundreds of vehicles pass through. The traffic has been diverted and there has been total chaos in the area after the closing of the bridge.
The Kerala government had, in a report earlier, said the repair work will take time.
