India’s longest suspension bridge opened for public
Dobra-Chanti, the country’s longest suspension bridge in Tehri district of Uttarakhand, has been opened to the public from today. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated the Dobra-Chanti bridge today. The Dobra-Chanti bridge is the first such suspension bridge in the country, which is 725 meters in length and is designed to take load of heavy vehicles. This bridge is built at an altitude of 850 meters above sea level. Even after its formation, the Tehri Lake can be filled up to a maximum of RL 830 meters. The width of the bridge is seven meters, of which vehicles will run at five and a half meters. On the remaining one and a half meters, footpaths have been built on either side of the bridge.
The total length of the bridge is 725 meters, of which the suspension bridge is 440 meters. At the same time, 260 meter Dobra side and 25 meter approach bridge has been built towards Chanti. Four towers 58–58 meters high are built on both sides of the bridge. On this occasion, CM Trivendra said that this bridge will benefit about two and a half lakh population of Pratapnagar area of Tehri district. The people of Pratapnagar waited for a long time for this. It is a gift for them on State Foundation Day. Now people do not have to go a long way to visit Tehri. This bridge has also been made attractive. Through which it will also become the center of tourism. Multi-color lighting has also been done on this bridge with modern technology. Which makes it look very beautiful. The bridge has been in dispute since its inception. The bridge will serve as a lifeline for the people of Pratapnagar, who have been isolated due to the lake being built by the construction of Tehri Dam. The people of Pratapnagar will no longer have to travel an additional 50-60 km. Due to the filling of the Tehri Dam lake in 2005, the traffic routes of Pratapnagar were closed, due to which people started protesting for a long time from Lamba, Okhla Khal to Congress headquarters Dehradun. The bridge was approved by the then CM Narayan Dutt Tiwari amidst heavy public pressure.
