Overview

• Chief minister Rekha Gupta presided over the foundation ceremony near the regiment’s headquarters along Ring Road on Saturday.
• Public Works Department leaders said financing is in place and procurement has begun through a floated tender.
• The bridge aims to end years of unsafe crossings through a low, dirty drain culvert that soldiers use to reach barracks and parade grounds, a problem flagged by the Delhi High Court earlier this year.
• Hindustan Times reported officials expect the overbridge by March next year, with a temporary Bailey bridge under way for near-term relief.
• The event formed part of the Delhi government’s Sewa Pakhwada programme, as the CM and PWD minister framed the project as fulfilling a long-pending demand and criticized past administrations for delays.