JOIN USThe work on the hanging bridge which will provide connectivity between Theppadakandi in Guddehosur and a few villages on the periphery of Priyapattana taluk of Mysore, has been completed. The bridge has been built across the river Cauvery at an estimated cost of Rs 70 lakh. The work was taken up under Malnad Area Development Board.
With the completion of the hanging bridge, the long pending demands of the people of the region has been fulfilled.
The bridge is built near the road leading to Nanjarayapattana, Dubare camp from Guddehosur. Without the bridge, the residents were crossing the river using coracle. The bridge will provide connectivity to Maroor, Lingapura, Ranigate in Piriyapattana. The people from these villages had to cross the overflowing river to reach the main road to head towards district headquarters or schools and colleges. During monsoon, the villagers had to take a longer route via Bailukoppa to reach Kushalanagr, Guddehosur and Basavanahalli.
School and college going students are thrilled over the constriuction of the bridge. The bridge will also promote harmony among the villages, said Guddemane G Vishwakumar.
Farmers residing on the other side of the river were engaged in dairy farming. The farmers were carrying milk to the Guddehosur milk dairy by crossing the river using coracles. With the keen interest shown by District-in-Charge Minister M P Appachu Ranjan and Malnad Area Development Board Chairman Padmanabh Bhat, the bridge has been materialised.
Engineer Girish Bharadhwaj, specialised in constructing hanging bridges, is the architect for this bridge too. This is his 110th hanging bridge.