Inspection of bridges in north

The state PWD will engage experts to conduct a survey to assess the “health” of 11 bridges located in north Bengal, mostly on NH31, the principal highway that connects the region with the rest of the country.

Sources in the department said around four months back, a proposal to conduct the survey was sent to the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) that functions under the Union ministry of road transport and highways.

Recently, the state PWD received an approval from the NHAI and has floated tenders, seeking applications from fir¬ms which are expert in maki¬ng such assessment of bridges.