Damaged ‘Tarnah Bridge’ on Jammu-Pathankot Highway to take months for required rectifications: RTI Reply

Srinagar : Tarnah Bridge at National Highway between Jammu to Lakhanpur would take more than five months to complete, revealed the RTI reply.
Replying to the online RTI application of Jammu based RTI Activist, Raman Sharma regarding completion time to be taken for repair works of damaged Tarnah bridge, Project Director, NHAI –Project Implementation Unit Jammu vide his office letter no PD/JMU/RTI/2023-24/1912 dated 19/09/2023 has stated “Tarnah Bridge Rectification for damaged portion is likely to be completed by Feb-2024”.
It has also apprised in the reply that the causeway has been made operational for Light Motor Vehicles (LMV) Traffic. Regarding the query related to estimated cost for the repair work of the damaged bridge, the reply served by the NHAI reveals that no estimation cost has been prepared by it so far.
NHAI’s reply could not provide clear information regarding the total percent of repair work that has been completed on this damaged Tarnah Bridge in Kathua. “Bridge rehabilitation can be commenced only after completion of monsoon period the NHAI,” reply reads.
RTI Activist Sharma had submitted this online RTI application on 21/08/2023 using online RTI portal (rtionline.gov.in) to find out the estimated completion date of repair works and estimated amount to be utilized by NHAI for repair works of Tarnah bridge that was damaged in July 2023 due to heavy flood in river Tarnah after continuous rain. This is a very significant bridge at National Highway between Jammu to Lakhnapur