The constructing was dilapidated by extreme erosion and had develop into a dump.
New Delhi:
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will restore the 400-year-old Barapulla Bridge in Delhi’s Nizamuddin space inside three months, Raj Niwas officers mentioned on Sunday.
They added that the ASI Director Normal gave the reassurance throughout a web site go to by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to evaluation the bridge restore progress.
Officers mentioned this was his second go to to the Barapura Bridge inside every week, the primary go to being on August 4.
They mentioned the constructing was dilapidated, severely eroded and had develop into a dumping floor for particles and trash from the neighborhood.
I’m blissful to share that one other heritage of Delhi – the 400-year-old Barapura Bridge (with 12 piers) will quickly be restored to its misplaced glory. The bridge, which suffered extreme erosion throughout my go to final Sunday, has been handed over to ASI at this time and the construction will probably be repaired inside 3 months. pic.twitter.com/cFu2GgKZj7
— LG Delhi (@LtGovDelhi) August 11, 2024
Saxena was in mission mode to direct erosion removing and restore of the bridge. Native residents and representatives additionally assist the native authorities’s initiative to restore the bridge, based on officers.
The 200-meter-long bridge was handed over to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Sunday for restoration work.
The LGBT officers have been accompanied by the Delhi Chief Secretary and ASI Director Normal throughout their inspection of the bridge on Sunday, officers mentioned.
ASI officers assured that full restoration can be accomplished inside three months. He additionally directed the company to hold out restoration work whereas sustaining the originality of the construction and set up correct lighting on the bridge after the work is accomplished, they added.
Saxena recommended the efforts of all businesses concerned – Delhi Municipal Company, Public Works Division, Irrigation and Flood Management Division, Railways and ASI for his or her joint efforts to take away erosion in and across the bridge and purify the drains beneath the bridge, Raj an official from Nivas mentioned.
With sensible efforts by the involved departments, the encroachments have been eliminated inside every week and drain desilting work is underway, the official mentioned.
He added that ASI would instantly perform restoration work as soon as the desilting work is accomplished.
Constructed by Minar Banu Agha practically 400 years in the past beneath the steerage of Emperor Jahangir, the bridge was named ‘Barapura’ for its 12 piers and 11 arches.
In accordance with historians, the bridge was inbuilt 1628, and the highway between the bridge and Humayun’s Tomb is a large tree-lined path.
The official mentioned the bridge is taken into account some of the stunning bridges in Delhi and it’s believed that the Mughals crossed the Yamuna river from Agra, the then capital, to the Nizamuddin Dargah and Humayun’s Tomb.
(Aside from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)
