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Bailey bridge at Wayanad
August 9 , 2024
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- The Indian Army’s Madras Engineer Group built a “Bailey bridge”, assembled at Chooralmala, to reach Mundakkai village.
- They have completed the construction of 190m long Bridge in record time- around 31 Hours.
- Major Sita Ashok Shelke was the only female army officer in that Indian Army unit.
- A Bailey bridge is a type of modular bridge that consists of pre-fabricated components.
- It was allowing for quick and efficient assembly on-site.
- During World War II, the Bailey bridge was developed by English civil engineer Donald Coleman Bailey.
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