Border Roads Organisation (BRO) today opened 360 feet long bailey suspension bridge over Teesta River in Munshithang near Chungthang town for vehicular traffic. The 86 Road Construction Company (RCC) of 758 Border Roads Task Force (BRTF), under Project Swastik, commenced the construction of the bridge in October 2019 and completed it in January 2020.
Opening of the bridge is a relief to the residents of Lachen in North Sikkim, The approach roads to the bridge have also been constructed. “The bridge will give impetus to tourism and facilitate the movement of logistics for the Armed Forces deployed in forward areas,” said a press release.
In June 2019, a steel bridge of 180 feet span at the same location was completely damaged due to a massive cloud burst resulting in severing the lines of communication in North District of Sikkim. The connectivity was kept open by routing the traffic through restricted Army land.
