Kolkata, Oct. 26 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tonight announced the completion of construction of an alternative Hume Pipe Bridge (Vented Causeway) at Dudhia, connecting Mirik with Siliguri, hence fulfilling a promise she made a fortnight ago after a permanent steel bridge damaged following floods and landslides early this month in Darjeeling district.
"I am happy to inform you that the construction of the alternative Hume Pipe Bridge (Vented Causeway) at Dudhia, connecting Mirik with Siliguri, has been successfully completed. Normal traffic will resume over it from tomorrow," Banerjee said in a statement.
The 468-metre-long bridge, featuring a 72-metre Hume pipe causeway of eight-metre width, has been built using 132 Hum...