Dehradun: Uttarakhand’s Public Works Department (PWD) has decided to study the suspension bridges built in Nepal with the help of Swiss technology.
During its study, the department will examine if such suspension bridges are useful for the hill state. Then, it will take its own decision to use the Swiss technology in the construction of such bridges in the state.
Suspension bridges, built with the help of Swiss technology, make life of people easier in Nepal
As per the report, suspension bridges make life easier for the people who reside in the hill areas of Nepal. Suspension bridges, built with the help of Swiss technology in Nepal, are comparatively low in its cost and light in its weight. In Nepal’s Darchula which is close to Indo-Nepal border in Uttarakhand, there are suspension bridges built with the help of Swiss technology.
Suspension bridges may bring positive changes in the life of highlanders
As per the assessment of the PWD, the bridges, built with the help of Swiss technology, may bring positive changes in the life of people who face number of problems in their movement in the hill areas of Uttarakhand.
PWD will take its decision after considering all aspects
During its study, the team of PWD will consider all the aspects such as how practical these bridges will be in the state. The construction cost of such bridges will be also assessed during the study. The department will reach to a conclusion for using the Swiss technology in building the suspension bridges only after considering all aspects.
PWD plans to build such bridges across rivers, but also on tracking route
PWD is planning not only to build suspension bridges across the river, but also on tracking routes. PWD’s assessment is that such bridges will be a facility for the tourists. Besides, these bridges will be centre of attraction also. With the construction of such bridges, it would be convenient in the movement of locals in the hill parts. In Uttarakhand, there are valleys separated from each other not only by mountains, but also by rivers.
Additional secretary Dhiraj Garbyal told reporters that bridges have been built with the help of Swiss technology at different places in Nepal. These bridges are one to one-and-a-half kilometres long. According to him, PWD aims to build such bridges which low in cost as well as strong.
