Trust builds steel bridge to help residents of Kallanda village

More than 25 families do not have to depend on a shaky wooden footbridge to cross the swollen Eluvarehalla rivulet during monsoon at Kallanda in Mitthbagilu in Belthangady taluk.

The residents now cross the overflowing rivulet using a sturdy steel bridge built with the help of “Yuva Tejassu Trust’.

The low water level allowed vehicles to cross the rivulet during summer.

Villagers built a footbridge with the areca nut wooden logs to cross the rivulet during monsoon.

“Walking on the wooden hanging bridge was risky as a slight slip would lead to a certain death by falling into the swirling waters below,” Yuva Tejassu Trust coordinator Guruprasad Panja said.