Indian Army connects final village in Machaal Sector with “Bhagat Bridge”

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: Life for the residents of Danna Village on the Line of Control (LoC) in Machhal Sector modified for good on the eve of Independence Day. The Indian Army linked this Last Village on LoC in Machhal Sector, Kupwara District, of Jammu and Kashmir (J&Okay) with 115 Feet Long Bridge.

The Indian Army mentioned on Tuesday, “In the run-up to this 12 months’s Independence Day, gifted locals of Danna Village, the final village in Machhal Sector by dedicating a bridge throughout Machhal Nala.

The 115 ft lengthy Bridge has been named as Bhagat Bridge in reminiscence of Late Major Bhagat Singh, Veer Chakra, who laid down his life defending this sector within the 1965 conflict. Danna Village can be popularly often called Bhagat Village in reminiscence of the courageous son of India.

The bridge was devoted to the villagers by Sepoy Mian Gul Khan, a ninety-year-old 1971 conflict veteran and a proud resident of the realm within the presence of senior military officers and native dignitaries. The dedication occasion was additionally attended by youngsters, ladies and elders of seven close by villages.

Impressing the importance of this bridge an officer mentioned that this may give a brand new lease of life to the individuals as “they had no place to hide when the firing used to take place as bunkers could not be built because there was no connection to this place.”

There isn’t any major college and throughout the wet season, it was not potential to cross the Nala.

“The bridge will provide succour to locals from the difficulties related to lack of connectivity across Machhal Nala, providing them with a means of sending their children to school and facilitating the move of sick and elders. The bridge will also encourage tourists to visit this pristine area.” mentioned the Army.

The bridge has been constructed by Indian Army Engineers who persistently toiled for 2 months despite incessant rains and hostile circumstances.

#WATCH | Indian Army within the run-up to this 12 months’s Independence Day, gifted locals of Danna Village, on LoC in Machhal Sector by dedicating a bridge throughout Machhal Nala.

The 115 ft lengthy Bridge has been named as Bhagat Bridge in reminiscence of Major Bhagat Singh, Veer Chakra, who… pic.twitter.com/XehZd9cI2U

— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2023

The state of affairs was fully completely different till February 23, 2021, when the Directors General Military Operations of India and Pakistan reiterated their dedication to the 2003 ceasefire settlement and determined to keep up peace on the de facto border.

Things witnessed a change since India and Pakistan determined to stop firing alongside the LoC and all different sectors, with impact from midnight of February 25, 2021.

Otherwise, the LoC has been lively with firing, disturbing the lifetime of the individuals on either side. Peace on the LoC has enabled highway restore work as massive JCB machines are seen transferring stones and filling the earth. “The machines would have been absent had the ceasefire agreement not been in place,” 

India shares a 3,323 km border with Pakistan of which the size of the LoC is 740 km and runs from components of Jammu to components of Leh. The LoC is a ceasefire line which was delineated within the Simla Agreement (July 1972) whereby either side agreed to not alter it unilaterally.

On this big day of the 77th Independence Day, the Army mentioned, the inauguration of the bridge serves as a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made by the Indian Army to safeguard the sovereignty and integrity of the nation. 

NEW DELHI: Life for the residents of Danna Village on the Line of Control (LoC) in Machhal Sector modified for good on the eve of Independence Day. The Indian Army linked this Last Village on LoC in Machhal Sector, Kupwara District, of Jammu and Kashmir (J&Okay) with 115 Feet Long Bridge.

The Indian Army mentioned on Tuesday, “In the run-up to this 12 months’s Independence Day, gifted locals of Danna Village, the final village in Machhal Sector by dedicating a bridge throughout Machhal Nala.

The 115 ft lengthy Bridge has been named as Bhagat Bridge in reminiscence of Late Major Bhagat Singh, Veer Chakra, who laid down his life defending this sector within the 1965 conflict. Danna Village can be popularly often called Bhagat Village in reminiscence of the courageous son of India.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The bridge was devoted to the villagers by Sepoy Mian Gul Khan, a ninety-year-old 1971 conflict veteran and a proud resident of the realm within the presence of senior military officers and native dignitaries. The dedication occasion was additionally attended by youngsters, ladies and elders of seven close by villages.

Impressing the importance of this bridge an officer mentioned that this may give a brand new lease of life to the individuals as “they had no place to hide when the firing used to take place as bunkers could not be built because there was no connection to this place.”

There isn’t any major college and throughout the wet season, it was not potential to cross the Nala.

“The bridge will provide succour to locals from the difficulties related to lack of connectivity across Machhal Nala, providing them with a means of sending their children to school and facilitating the move of sick and elders. The bridge will also encourage tourists to visit this pristine area.” mentioned the Army.

The bridge has been constructed by Indian Army Engineers who persistently toiled for 2 months despite incessant rains and hostile circumstances.

#WATCH | Indian Army within the run-up to this 12 months’s Independence Day, gifted locals of Danna Village, on LoC in Machhal Sector by dedicating a bridge throughout Machhal Nala.
The 115 ft lengthy Bridge has been named as Bhagat Bridge in reminiscence of Major Bhagat Singh, Veer Chakra, who… pic.twitter.com/XehZd9cI2U
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2023
The state of affairs was fully completely different till February 23, 2021, when the Directors General Military Operations of India and Pakistan reiterated their dedication to the 2003 ceasefire settlement and determined to keep up peace on the de facto border.

Things witnessed a change since India and Pakistan determined to stop firing alongside the LoC and all different sectors, with impact from midnight of February 25, 2021.

Otherwise, the LoC has been lively with firing, disturbing the lifetime of the individuals on either side. Peace on the LoC has enabled highway restore work as massive JCB machines are seen transferring stones and filling the earth. “The machines would have been absent had the ceasefire agreement not been in place,” 

India shares a 3,323 km border with Pakistan of which the size of the LoC is 740 km and runs from components of Jammu to components of Leh. The LoC is a ceasefire line which was delineated within the Simla Agreement (July 1972) whereby either side agreed to not alter it unilaterally.

On this big day of the 77th Independence Day, the Army mentioned, the inauguration of the bridge serves as a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made by the Indian Army to safeguard the sovereignty and integrity of the nation.