Army builds suspension bridge in 48 hours in rain-hit north Sikkim
Gangtok, Jun 24: The Indian army on Monday said the force has constructed a foot suspension bridge in less than 48 hours to reconnect the border villages in the northern part of Sikkim, which have been affected by heavy rain and landslides leading to the death of six people earlier this month.
A suspension bridge has its roadway suspended from cables usually passing over towers and securely anchored at the ends.
"The Indian Army engineers of Trishakti Corps have constructed a 150-foot suspension bridge in North Sikkim to re-connect the border villages which got cut off due to continued heavy rains to give respite to the locals," the Indian Army said in a statement.
The foot suspension bridge built over a stream in less than 48 hours will restore connectivity to the border villages and facilitate movement of the people and relief materials, it said.
North Sikkim’s Mangan district was lashed by torrential rains on June 13 snapping road links and communication infrastructure. As a result, around 1500 tourists had been stranded for almost a week.
🇮🇳 Rapid Force: Army Constructs Vital North Sikkim Bridge in Hours!
— RT_India (@RT_India_news) June 24, 2024
Displaying engineering prowess, the Indian Army constructed a 150-foot suspension bridge in rain-hit North Sikkim in just 48 hours!
The Trishakti Corps brave challenging conditions to reconnect border… https://t.co/3qaFiqUdzn pic.twitter.com/McWjwxAAHm
#IndianArmy engineers of Trishakti Corps have constructed a 150 ft suspension bridge in North Sikkim,reconnecting border villages cut off by heavy rains.Despite challenging conditions, the bridge was completed in less than 48 hours,ensuring connectivity and facilitating relief pic.twitter.com/HAadzoqX7b
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Dhyan Chand lifetime award to be replaced by Arjuna lifetime
New Delhi, Oct 24: The sports ministry on Thursday announced the discontinuation of the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement from this year onwards and the introduction of the Arjuna Award Lifetime in its place in a bid to "rationalise" the various sporting honours of the country.
Instituted in 2002, the Dhyan Chand Lifetime Award, named after hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand, is given to individuals in disciplines that are part of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, among others.
In 2023, the award was given to former shuttler Manjusha Kanwar, ex-hockey exponent Vineet Kumar and kabaddi player Kavitha Selvaraj.
"The various schemes for sports awards have been rationalised wherein Arjuna Award (Lifetime) has been introduced in place of Dhyan Chand Award. To recognise the efforts of coaches at grassroots/development level, they are now eligible for the Dronacharya Award," said a ministry statement.
"The Arjuna Award (Lifetime) has been introduced and will be given for life time contribution to sports development.
"Further, to recognize the Khelo India scheme, the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy will be given to the University for Overall Top Performance in Khelo India University Games," it added.
The last date for applying for the national sports awards for 2024 is November 14.
