COLOMBO: The Indian Army is continuing its relief and reconstruction operations in Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah, which struck the island nation in November last year.
After successfully launching a critical dual carriageway Bailey bridge at Kilinochchi in Jaffna, Indian Army Engineers have now begun site improvement work for the construction of a 100-foot Bailey Bridge at KM-21 in Kandy.
The bridge is being built to restore road connectivity along the B-492 Highway, which was severely damaged during the cyclone.
Major General Rohan Medagoda, General Officer Commanding of the Sri Lanka Army's 11 Division, along with Brigadier CD Wikramanayaka, Field Chief Engineer of the Sri Lankan Army, visited the bridge site and commended the efforts of the troops.