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People Praise Army for Building the Longest Suspension Bridge

Apr 04, 2019

Recently the war veterans of Leh inaugurated the longest suspension bridge built over the Indus River at Choglamsar village in Leh. It was inaugurated on the 20th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. The cable suspension bridge is known as Maitri is was built by the combat engineers of the Fire and Fury Corps of the Indian Army in a record time of 40 days.

Pictures of the in the inauguration ceremony of the bridge were shared on Twitter: the tweet read: Suspension Bridge constructed over Indus River by Combat Engineers ‘Fire & Fury Corps’ (Sahas aur Yogyata Regiment) was inaugurated by local War Veterans of the region on 1 April 2019. Built in a record time of 40 days ‘Maitri Bridge’ is the longest Suspension Bridge over River Indus,”

While the locals thanked the Army for constructing the 260-feet long bridge, many netizens also praised.

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