India, Aug. 29 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday expressed displeasure over Delhi Transco Limited's (DTL) failure to cooperate in the construction of a Bailey Bridge for the Rajputana Rifles, the oldest rifle regiment of the Indian Army, located in Delhi Cantonment, and directed the agency to grant the necessary clearance within one week.

A bench of justices Prathiba M Singh and Manmeet PS Arora issued the direction after the Delhi Cantonment Board's (DCB) counsel Tarveen Singh Nanda told the court that although the Army was prepared to construct the bridge within 40 days of receiving a clear site, DTL officials-despite attending the meeting-had failed to identify the location of the underground 200-kilowatt electric cable and had not ye...