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| Indreni Bridge of Singtam |
When I first saw the Adomi Bridge of
Ghana in one of my stamp albums I said to myself this looks like our Indreni
Bridge. Indeed the picture in the stamp said so. The Indreni (rainbow as it
resembles) Bridge joins the town of Singtam (East District) with the Aadarsh
Gaon (South District) with the river Teesta flowing in between. The bridge that
is still waiting for its official opening today is a centre of attraction for
its beauty. A couple of video shoots had already been picturised on it and the
late-night radium lightning makes the bridge more fascinating.
The bridge that was started on
January 10th, 2007 was constructed by MP Agarwal from Namchi with funds from the Government of India, DONER, and NLCP. The total cost of the construction was Rs
1337 lakhs. The Adomi Bridge stamp was issued in
1967 and it features the first suspension bridge in Ghana.
I am sorry to inform you that as of 04.10.23,
the Indreni Bridge of Singtam has been washed away by the River Teesta Flash Flood.
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