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Gurminder GrewalKhamano, June 21The 2.2-km-long overbridge constructed at Khamano by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the Chandigarh-Ludhiana road widening project is waiting to be opened even after its finalisation as the Powercom had failed to remove the high-tension wires hanging low over the bridge. The bridge has been completed in the allotted 18 months by Ashoka Builders and 80 pillars have been erected for the completion of the overbridge. Although the department and the mill had changed the supply of this 66,000 KV high-tension wires through underground route, but Powercom is yet to start supply through the underground route and clear the wires from the overbridge. He said they were waiting for the faults to be rectified by the NHAI and after their removal they would clear the lines. Wires hanging as low as 20 ft over bridgeThe bridge has been completed in the allotted 18 months by Ashoka Builders and 80 pillars have been erected for the completion of the overbridge..