Minister for Tourism and Public Works P.A. Mohamed Riyas inaugurating the Nila Bridge at Ponnani harbour in Malappuram on Tuesday.
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Minister for Tourism and Public Works P.A. Mohamed Riyas inaugurated a newly constructed harbour bridge at Ponnani right here on Tuesday. The bridge connecting Ponnani harbour with the coastal street alongside the Bharatapuzha was named Nila Bridge.
Speaking on the event, Mr. Riyas stated that the State authorities was laying stress on improvement by linking roads and bridges with tourism sector. P. Nandakumar, MLA, presided over the operate.
P. Sreeramakrishnan, Norka Roots residents vice chairman and former Speaker, was the chief visitor on the event. Ponnani Municipal Chairperson Sivadas Attupuram, Perumpadappu block panchayat president E. Sindhu, native civic physique heads Ok.V. Shaheer, Misiriya Saifuddin, Bineesha Mustafa, Shamsu Kallattel, municipal vice chairperson Bindu Sidharthan, district panchayat members Arifa Nasar and A.Ok. Subair had been amongst those that attended the operate.
The 330-metre-long bridge was constructed by spending ₹36.28 crore. The bridge is 12-metres large and has a two-metre-wide pedestrian observe.
The strategy street is 650-metres lengthy in direction of Chamravattom aspect and 250-metres lengthy in direction of Ponnani aspect. The Public Works division has renovated the 520-metre-long harbour street too as a part of the bridge work.
The bridge turned a vacationer attraction even earlier than its inauguration due to its geographic location. The bridge is predicted to scale back site visitors congestion at Ponnani city.
The bridge is six-metres tall within the center and the 2 piers are 45-metres-wide aside in order that any possible water transport providers by the Canolly Canal won’t be affected in future.
Those passing alongside the bridge can get pleasure from the fantastic thing about the Bharatapuzha estuary in addition to the Arabian Sea.
Goods automobiles have been banned from coming into the bridge in view of the potential rush alongside this coastal hall. There can be velocity restrictions for passenger automobiles on the bridge. Many automobiles had met with accidents alongside the six-kilometre-long coastal street.
