BSF builds 'Bamboo bridge' in East Jaintia Hills to ease commute in remote hills of Meghalaya
Continuing its yeoman services in the interior parts of Meghalaya, BSF constructed this Bamboo bridge to help locals of the village commute smoothly with the other parts, which was a grave problem faced by them.
ANI
Nov 08, 2022 23:45 IST
East Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya) [India], November 8, ANI: The Border Security Force (BSF) today inaugurated a Bamboo bridge over a stream to connect the Huroi village in East Jaintia Hills.
The inauguration of the bridge was done jointly by Sandeep Rawat, DIG, SHQ BSF Jowai, and Abhilash Barnwal, IAS, DC, East Jaintia Hills, in presence of Sanjay Sharma, Commandant, 172 Bn BSF.
Continuing its yeoman services in the interior parts of Meghalaya, BSF constructed this Bamboo bridge to help locals of the village commute smoothly with the other parts, which was a grave problem faced by them.
To help ease life in the remote areas of the East Jaintia Hills, the bridge has been constructed by BSF, in collaboration with the civil administration, following the concerns of the villagers there.
Locals lauded the effort and have requested similar initiatives of building the bridge on some more parts of the stream.
Meanwhile, BSF intends to rope in some corporate houses for funding further initiatives as part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
The BSF has further suggested various projects for corporate houses to uplift the border populace. (ANI)
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