Op Sagar Bandhu: Army constructs third Bailey bridge in cyclone-hit Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI: Strengthening the enslaved of friendship, the Indian Army has successfully constructed a 3rd Bailey span connected Sri Lanka’s B-492 Highway, linking Kandy and Nuwara Eliya successful the Central Province, restoring a captious lifeline that was severed for implicit a period pursuing Cyclone Ditwah.

The task was taken up by the Indian forces arsenic portion of ongoing efforts nether Operation Sagar Bandhu.Posting connected X, Indian Army posted, “The Indian Army's Engineer Task Force aft successfully launching 2 captious Bailey bridges successful the Jaffna and Kandy regions, person constructed, the 3rd Bailey Bridge of magnitude 120 feet astatine KM 15 connected the B-492 Highway successful Sri Lanka’s Central Province.”“Linking the Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts, the span volition reconstruct a captious lifeline which was chopped disconnected for implicit a period successful aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah.

This effort reaffirms India’s steadfast committedness to Sri Lanka and the Neighbourhood First policy,” the station added.Earlier, the Engineer Task Force had successfully launched a captious 120-foot Dual Carriageway Bailey Bridge to reconstruct captious roadworthy connectivity successful the Jaffna region, severely affected by Cyclone Ditwah. The specializer task force, comprising 24 bridging experts equipped with the latest exertion and new-generation equipment, executed the ngo successful a grounds clip of 2 days moving time and nighttime successful spite of inclement upwind conditions.

The 3rd Bailey span astatine KM 15 marks different milestone successful these alleviation efforts, demonstrating the Indian Army’s engineering expertise, accelerated effect capability, and continued committedness to determination humanitarian support.Operation Sagar Bandhu was launched successful Nov past twelvemonth to alteration India to supply urgent humanitarian assistance and catastrophe relief, including restoration of roads, bridges, and indispensable services. With these connectivities, the Army has not lone facilitated regular beingness for affected communities but besides strengthened goodwill betwixt India and Sri Lanka.