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Nangal: Incomplete bridge nightmare for commuters

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Gitanjali Mangal
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Nangal: Incomplete bridge nightmare for commuters
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The incomplete bridge in Nangal which is located 6 km from the
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Himachal Pradesh-Punjab border, has become a nightmare for commuters travelling via Mehatpur in Una district. Also Read | Tata group launches 90-minute test kits to detect COVID-19 Notably, thousands of tourists and residents of
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Himachal Pradesh get stuck in traffic jams on the bridge almost every day, at times for hours. publive-image The bridge is a daily commute for residents of Una and Hamirpur districts as it is their only link to Chandigarh. Even the ambulances on way to PGI get stuck in traffic jams.
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पुल पर खड़ा पानी, नंगल डैम के लिए बन सकता है खतरा - danger on the bridge can be built for nangal dam The bridge was built more than 60 years ago and is not wide enough to cater to the increasing vehicular traffic. The NHAI had approved a railway over bridge (ROB) near Nangal Dam, a high-level bridge on the Sutlej and another ROB near Ajouli Mor in December 2017. Also Read | BigBasket Data breach: Details of 2 crore users leaked, company files complaint in Bengaluru Authorities in Punjab said that while the first two projects will be completed by April 30 next year, the third is expected to be completed by the end of next year as 80 per cent of the work is still pending. educareYuvraj Singh Bindra, Executive Engineer, PWD Central Works, said over 77 per cent work of the Nangal ROB and Sutlej flyover was over and the remaining would be completed by April 30. Union Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur had written to the NHAI on the issue. -PTC News-
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