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Uttarakhand flood washes away Bailey bridge, driver missing
A Bailey bridge over the Tamak drain in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district was washed away by floodwaters on Monday evening, cutting road connectivity to about a dozen villages and the border area. A…
The Story in Brief
A Bailey bridge over the Tamak drain in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district was washed away by floodwaters on Monday evening, cutting road connectivity to about a dozen villages and the border area. A Border Roads Organisation (BRO) driver, Pankaj, went missing after being swept away while observing the floodwaters. Rescue teams from the district administration, SDRF and NDRF have been deployed, and vehicular movement has been suspended from Malari. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has ordered relief operations and directed that supplies of essentials to affected villages be maintained. The BRO has started work on alternative arrangements and expects to restore traffic within a day or two. Meanwhile, the Met department has issued a flash flood risk bulletin for 12 districts in Uttarakhand for the next 24 hours.
The Indian Opinion
Every monsoon, Uttarakhand's mountain infrastructure is tested, and every year a bridge or road gives way. Some will blame poor maintenance, but the Bailey bridge over Tamak drain was a temporary structure in a notoriously unstable ravine. The real test is not the collapse itself but the response. The BRO promises restoration in a day or two. If that deadline slips, questions about preparedness for the rest of the monsoon season will grow louder.
Source: telanganatoday.com
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