Banda: The bridge below development at Marka Ghat connecting Marka to Kauhan of Fatehpur district on Yamuna river is mendacity incomplete for 11 years. Had this bridge been constructed, then the boat twist of fate within the Yamuna river at the day of Rakshabandhan, wherein 15 folks misplaced their lives, may no longer have came about. The federal government management has now remembered this incomplete bridge. 3 days after the incident, the district officer reached the spot and directed to expedite the paintings. While until now no reputable had looked after this bridge.
3 days after the twist of fate, DM reached to look the bridge
3 days after the boat twist of fate below Marka police station of the district, District Officer Anurag Patel went to look the bridge which used to be mendacity incomplete for years. Had this bridge been constructed, the villagers who crossed the Yamuna river by way of boat do not have to place their lives in danger. Throughout the inspection, the District Officer directed the officers of the running group to finish the unfinished bridge on the earliest. On the identical time, it used to be additionally stated that if wanted, the collection of laborers must be doubled.
74% declare to be finished
On this regard, Deputy Mission Supervisor, Setu Nigam, Banda Arun Kumar stated that the bridge undertaking below development at Markaghat on Yamuna river Baberu-Marka highway used to be licensed on September 13, 2011. The sanctioned value of the undertaking is 5645.76 lakh. Through which 3894.00 lakh bridge proportion used to be given to the manager division and the rest 1751 lakh used to be for the general public works division for the method highway to Banda. The revised estimate of 8780.92 lakh for the stated undertaking used to be licensed and despatched on 31 January 2020. The revised estimate used to be licensed by way of the federal government on 12 July 2021. The paintings of the stated undertaking used to be began once more in November, 2021, at the present the paintings is in growth.
Deputy Mission Supervisor knowledgeable that 74 p.c paintings of the undertaking has been finished. There are a complete of 31 pillars within the stated bridge, wherein paintings is occurring on 8 pillars in opposition to Fatehpur and four pillars in opposition to Banda. It used to be additionally apprised that previous 60 spams had been to be made within the 02 beam slab within the bridge, however now 90 spams are to be made within the 3 beam slab. At the side of this, the duration of the bridge has higher by way of 02 pillars i.e. about 70 meters.
Naseemuddin Siddiqui had laid the root stone of the bridge
On this regard, former cupboard minister Nasimuddin Siddiqui stated that all over his PWD ministership, he himself had laid the root stone for the pakka bridge at Marka Ghat within the yr 2011 in conjunction with getting it licensed. Steemit and funds had been additionally given in line with the desire, however after that the state governments didn’t take note of this bridge. Even the funds used to be no longer given, because of which this bridge is mendacity incomplete and its value has additionally higher manifold.
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