Summary:
Senior officials in the road construction department claimed that the pontoon bridge on the eastern side is expected to be ready by the end of this month. Construction barricades started getting erected on Hajipur-end of the bridge from the beginning of this week. The western flank of the bridge — Patna to Hajipur — is proposed to be demolished first. Tejashwi requested the Centre to commence the rehabilitation work on the Setu only after arrangements for alternative traffic arrangements and mobilization of resources.Unavailability of alternative traffic arrangement is a matter of concern for the state authorities. Accordingly, the contractor has started putting construction fences and other equipment at the site..