Himalayan Times (1959)

May 17, 1950

r;r»T oraft, and in deter- develop, behind the guide the inland lite after a

mining a route for the bank that wai being oens- flood season for comple-

oraft to thread their way truoted, the north channel ting the work before mo-

amidst shoals and ban that bad been planned ving out leu than 180

across the river were all to be blocked, and delay days later to avoid the

part of the job of keep- in receipt of steel from next flood. Ike pieri of

ing up. the aervice un- ' abroad due among other the bridge had to be

interrupted—an aspect of thing*, to the Suez orisis, . foundid deep enough to

the work whioh seeks caused a lot of anxiety support their self weight

little publicity and gets but these difficulties were end superincumbent load

inadequate appreciation successfully met There of about 20 0,0 tons, and

from railway user's gene- were compensations also. well below the scour limit,

rally. The replacement he river during the pe- There were many

of this ferry service by riod -of construction of anxious moments dining

a bridge has only been the guide bank gave good the various phases of

necessitated by the for ghat Sites for the projeot construction. Th* sudden

mer'e limitations in iffi ferry service which per- rjse in the river level at

oiency and sustained ca mitted the river training tha beginning of the guide

paoity for moving traffic works to be'progressed bsnk cur.stiucticn ststcn

in all kinds of weather as per schedule. forced a temporsry retieat

and river condition. Feature, of Project from ,.he ^%|t u

Crossing the Hurdles a little Dunkirk. The

Though the construe .. Thf,tw0. »nd » ba'f breaking of the telegraph

tion of a rail bridge at mila w,de ?™ had t0 cables laid in the river

Mokameh was first pro- b",?larr°rWed, *°?n .to. * bed. *he driftieg of moo-

posed in 1909, opposition !"dth of only ebout ">">« red river oraft down

of vested interests, the f"rlo,'g,J "* l" "te,of •*"»m towards the pier,

difficult ways and means »• bridge; which also all oau.ed a lot of anxiety,

position, the war and the had to be made secure Fortunately, no serious

controversy in siting the °? training^ the river. interference was experien-

bridge delayed the cm There have been instances 0.d in the progress of

mencement of the cons- of river' *^fc*JI tD8ir the work by such aoci-

truotion work at Mokameh course by breachirg ap- dents.

till 1954. The very com- proach bank, of the br.dge project Bring. Pro.perity

plexity and magnitude of "d £™« ,h' rbr,d«» Out of R.. 16 crore.

the river training work ^Z Jbld To *u»d SB?** - °ver

niM%r7v.rr.U« gainst such a disaster b'lf .W

ning ot every stage ot , acquisition of land, earth-

ooustruct.on imperative. tb« n"r . work, constructs of

P«ff't<s,BX?ry "ffort to ><euid°\°T' * buildings, Lying of lines,

meet everj^ejaptuality B "utt ' handling and fabrication

MIHUi ^Sr^3*HSt,'"n'Jt;and T,ie con8tr,10lion °f of projeot material, etc.

"^ra^teSi^d iauSi^J1^!" J°ne "B8fn Apart from giving diiect

^%%Tt^UldM?, tr fi£$i%bd,&J0 40 employment locally, the

.'HnWaTffp1 °/di*M t^M^%°^mUSXl completed projrot work

MshAYhv&hte «5#P Vw^iM dK>fows w»™ »f

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