BRIDGING THE GAP? | Decade on, 175 metre bridge over Vaishaw awaits completion
In year 2009, the government approved a 175-metre long Ashmuji-Kelam span bridge over the Vaishaw stream, a major tributary of River Jehlum in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district
The project was aimed to connect villages around Ashmuji, Kelam, Devsar, and the national highway near Mir Bazar to Kulgam town.
After several hiccups, the Jammu Kashmir Project Corporation (JKPCC) finally took up the work on the project in 2010.
Even as 2012 was set as the initial deadline for its completion, the project dragged on for years due to paucity of funds.
“The work on the Rs 14.56 crore project remained at a halt from time-to-time mainly because funds were not released. However, after many delays, it was finally accomplished early last year.
