India has airlifted a Bailey Bridge system to replace a destroyed bridge and restore connectivity as Sri Lanka recovers from the effects of Cyclone Ditwah.

The bridge was brought to Colombo in an Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster miliary transport, along with engineers to assemble it, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said.

The system and can be installed within a few hours to replace damaged bridges, significantly strengthening relief access and mobility for emergency services, in landslide and flood-hit areas, the statement said.

Cyclone Ditwah had damaged 15 bridges across the island, the Road Development Authority had said.

By December 03, 159 roads were opened for traffic and Sri Lanka’s Road Development Authority was working to restore 95 other larger roads, reports said.

The Bailey Bridge was designed by a British civil servant Donald Bailey during World War II, using the principles of truss bridges, with technical input from Ralph Fredman. and is a simplified truss bridge.

The first models were built with part from Braithewaite and Company, which also had a subsidiary in India (later nationalized).

The Bailey Bridge and was extensively used in the World War II by British and Commonwealth forces.

Source -ECONOMYNEXT