331-metre long Bein bridge inaugurated in J&K

Jammu, March 8 (IANS) Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh on Friday inaugurated a 331-metre long bridge in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district.A Defence Ministry statement said the Minister, along with Lt Gen Harpal Singh, Director General of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), dedicated the Bein bridge to the nation through e-inauguration from New Delhi. The strategically important Bein bridge is located on Parole-Rajpura road near the international border. It will facilitate in smooth connectivity and help the socio-economic development of the border villages in Samba region, the statement said.The bridge was constructed at a cost of Rs 21 crore six months before its scheduled time.The Minister praised the BRO personnel for working away from their families in "most hostile and difficult areas".
--IANS sq/rtp/m