Summary:
We can invite bids to select a contractor for constructing the bridge once the approval comes." It was closed in May 2015 followig the high court's directives.The defence authorities set up a pontoon bridge on the Mula in June 2015 to ensure Bopkhel residents had access to Khadki. It is surrounded by College of Military Engineering (CME) on three sides and the river on the fourth side. They, however, removed the bridge in June 2016.During a meeting presided by then defence minister Manohar Parrikar in November 2015, it was decided that the PCMC would construct a a permanent bridge near the pontoon bridge. This increased the estimated project cost to Rs 45 croreA senior official of the civic body's engineering department said, "The board of officers has approved the PCMC's Bopkhel bridge design and sent it to the defence ministry for final approval..