After decades, Morni villages get a bridge over River Ghaggar

After a wait of more than 70 years, the bridge over River Ghaggar is ready.

The bridge, or the lack of one, was the highlight of an intense campaign by The Indian Express, which had highlighted how residents of at least 59 villages of Morni risked their lives daily, balancing their way over a four-inch-wide water pipeline over the Ghaggar River.

Although the new bridge, on which some finishing touches like the painting of berms remained, is likely to be officially inaugurated by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on June 20, villagers have already started using it.