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DARJEELING,: Darjeeling MP Raju Bista on Thursday shared that the tender of an alternative to Coronation Bridge over the Teesta River to connect Sevoke Bazaar to Dooars will be undertaken within December this year.
In a press release Bista said, “The construction of an alternative to Coronation Bridge connecting Ellenbari to Sevoke has been a long pending demand of the people from this region. Even though the central government had allocated Rs 1,190 crores for the construction of a new bridge and an approach road there had been inordinate delay due to jurisdictional issues. The particular section was under WB PWD-NH division, but now it has been officially handed over to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).”
“I held a meeting with the NHAI officials and visited the Coronation Bridge and they informed me that the alternative bridge and approach road will be part of the greater plan including Siliguri Ring Road, and the Expressway connecting Siliguri to Gorakhpur. I am happy that work for another dream project of ours, Siliguri Ring Road, is also progressing gradually,” he added.
The Darjeeling MP maintained that while the rest of the project was being taken up phase wise, the tender process for an alternative bridge and approach road would begin in December and the construction would commence immediately after that.
“The Coronation Bridge serves as a vital link between Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Sikkim, Siliguri, the Dooars region, and North Eastern states. This alternative bridge will complement the existing bridge and lessen its burden substantially,” said Bista. He added that many social organisations and NGOs had also struggled towards the construction of this alternative bridge, along with him.
