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Work on Odisha's Palpala river bridge far from over

  • The half-constructed bridge over Palpala river stands testimony to the apathy of the authorities towards the plight of around 6,000 villagers in Shamakhunta block of the district.
  • The bridge, being built over the river at Tarajodi, is meant to enable the villagers to travel to Kuchilaghati which connects NH-18. Its foundation was laid by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on October 26, 2016.
  • Work on the 150.67 metre bridge, for which Rs 42,22,067 was allocated, was supposed to be completed by November 25, 2017.
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  • The work was assigned to a Puri-based contractor under the supervision of Rural Development department.
  •  Even as almost two years have passed since the deadline, only 60 to 70 per cent of the work has been completed so far.

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