Work on bridge over Delhi’s Barapullah drain to be over by October 2

The Delhi government’s Public Works Department (PWD) had to undertake the repair of a bridge over the Barapullah drain on Mathura Road after some iron bars of the girders underneath it were stolen.

The Delhi government’s Public Works Department (PWD) is carrying out the repair work of a bridge over the Barapullah drain on Mathura Road, which is expected to be completed by October 2. The agency had to undertake the repair after some iron bars of the girders underneath the bridge were stolen.

Work underway on the bridge near Nizamuddin. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

According to two PWD officials, aware of the development, iron bars underneath the 100-metre long section of the bridge were stolen a few months ago. “There were iron bars coming out of the girders underneath the bridge. They were stolen by some miscreants. We started the maintenance work of the bridge as soon as we got to know about the matter. The bridge was safe for vehicular use,” a senior PWD official said, requesting anonymity.

The bridge, adjacent to the tomb of Abdur Rahim Khan-e-Khana, is built over Barapullah drain and runs below the Barapullah elevated corridor. Situated on Mathura Road, it connects Nizamuddin to Jangpura and Bhogal.

PWD officials said the major repair work underneath the bridge has been completed. It is now repairing the expansion joints. “The work will be completed within four or five days,” said an official.

The PWD has closed one carriageway from Ashram to India Gate for the repair work. The traffic department has made diversions on the stretch and they are regulating the vehicular movement through a single carriageway.

Joint commissioner of police (traffic) Alok Kumar said the repair work of the bridge was to be done in two phases.