Long awaited 2nd Abdullah Bridge thrown open to public in Rajouri town.

GNSONLINE RAJOURI
SHYAM SOOD

RAJOURI, NOVEMBER 23:–Much needed and awaited Abdullah Bridge, constructed adjacent to the existing Abdullah Bridge, was cthrown open to the public on Wednesday by the Chairman, District Development Council, Chowdhary Liyaqat Naseem in the presence of District Development Commissioner (DDC), Vikas Kundal, other senior officers and prominent citizens.
The project was sanctioned about eight years ago and in 2017 the project cost of Rs 720 lakh was sanctioned under languishing projects, but couldn’t meet the targeted completion date of March 2021 due to paucity of funds.
The main demand/reason behind the construction of this single-lane bridge ( 2nd Abdullah bridge) adjacent to the existing single-lane Abdullah Bridge was to reduce hours-long traffic jams in the densely populated Gujjar Mandi area & to provide an alternate connecting link to the old bus stand and old Rajouri town.
The 120-meter-span bridge completed at a cost of Rs 720 lakh provides an important link connecting Gujjar Mandi with the old bus stand.
The completion of the bridge has met a longstanding demand of the public as it will ease the traffic congestion in Rajouri town.
Locals present on the occasion thanked the administration for completing this languishing project and throwing it open for the public.
The DDC Chairman, while speaking on the occasion, congratulated the public and said; “The Government is committed to providing the best possible relief to the general public in terms of connectivity to benefit the commuters. This bridge would provide much relief in hours-long traffic jams in the Abdullah Bridge area”.
The DDC Rajouri, Vikas Kundal also congratulated the public and said that the bridge will help to reduce traffic jams in Rajouri town.
He added that our next focus is to complete the important Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University road, circular roads (connecting Tariq Bridge from Abdullah Bridge & from Hamilton Bridge).
Officers present on the occasion were ADC Rajouri, Sachin Dev Singh; CPO, Mohammad Khurshid; ACR, Imran Rashid Kataria and ExEn PWD(R&B) Rajouri, Maqbool Hussain; Ward councilors including Rajinder Gupta; Rajesh Gupta; Sanjay Sharma and Pushpinder Gupta.