In a bid to provide close connectivity between the three states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has dedicated the first cable-stayed bridge of north India in Kathua district on river Ravi at Basholi situated on Dunera-Basohli-Bhadharwah road in Jammu & Kashmir to the nation.
- The Basohli Bridge is 4th of its kind in India. The other three cable-stayed bridges are Hooghly Bridge at Kolkata, Naini Bridge in Allahabad and Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link in Mumbai.
- The bridge has been designed by Canadian Company Infinity Engineers & IIT New Delhi had approved its design.
- It is a joint venture of IRCON a Railway Company and SP Singla Construction group.
- It is being constructed by Border Roads Organization (BRO).
- Project outlay – Rs 145 crore
- 300 tonnes of specially designed cables are being procured from Japan andSpain.
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