LUCKNOW Constructed greater than 100 years in the past, Lucknow’s iconic Pucca Pull — which connects Daliganj and Chowk — can be checked for its power by the general public works division (PWD) and the bridge company. Visitors can be diverted to the brand new bridge from Friday for the power take a look at of Pucca Pull, which was inbuilt 1914 within the British period.
In the course of the take a look at, which is predicted to go on for 3 days, specialists will take a look at the load-bearing capability of the heritage bridge constructed on the Gomti river. PWD’s govt engineer Manish Varma has already knowledgeable the deputy commissioner of police (visitors) concerning the closure of the bridge for restore and take a look at of its structural power.
Holding in view the significance of this heritage bridge, an in depth examine report of its security can be ready and introduced within the excessive court docket. This comes after a PIL was filed on this regard. The PWD has already determined to limit the entry of heavy autos together with buses, and vans on the Pucca Pull.
At current, the railing of the bridge is in a dilapidated situation, and cracks have appeared on Sitapur Highway, the place it’s positioned. Just lately, the chief engineer (central zone) of the PWD held an inspection of the bridge. Subsequently, the division determined to check the structural power and load-bearing capability of the bridge.
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