A bridge in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district that is 65km from the Line of Actual Control between India and China collapsed on Monday under the weight of a truck carrying an excavator, cutting off the only road link to the LAC from the region.
The 60-metre Valley Bridge, which split from the middle and fell into the Senargar river, was also the sole link between Munsiyari town and 15 villages on the other side. Around 7,000 people in these villages depend solely on the 11-year-old bridge for their daily provisions as the hilly river with its sharp currents is not navigable. Food and other items for soldiers stationed at the LAC and near the border are also ferried via the bridge.
