Collector inaugurates high-level bridge across Pambaru river in Tirupattur

The bridge will provide easy access to residents of border villages in Tirupattur, Dharmapuri, and Krishnagiri districts. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

A new high-level bridge across Pambaru river, a tributary of Then Pennai river, at Natham village near Vaniyambadi town in Tirupattur was opened for public use on Thursday, bringing relief to hundreds of residents in the region.

Officials of District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), which executed the work, said that the new facility was a long standing demand of at least 13 farming villages along the river.

The new bridge, built at a cost of ₹2.48 crore, will provide easy access to residents of border villages in Tirupattur, Dharmapuri, and Krishnagiri districts. “The new bridge will help farmers to transport farm products to common markets in surrounding big towns. Buses will also be operated on the new bridge to reach remote villages,” V. Karthikeyan, Assistant Engineer (AE), DRDA (Tirupattur), told The Hindu.