Case Studies

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Connecting Means to End
JAMMU & KASHMIR

THE INITIATIVE

  • Construction of a span steel girder motorable bridge

THE BENEFICIARIES

  • People of Udhampur district, Jammu & Kashmir

THE CHALLENGE

  • Complete isolation of about 30,000 people residing on either side of a nullah with huge boulders

THE SOLUTION

  • NABARD provided support under RIDF for the construction of a 35-metre span steel girder motorable bridge connecting Majalta and Dudu Basantgarh blocks

THE IMPACT

  • Quicker access to health facilities
  • Better enrolment and attendance in schools, especially of girl students
  • Grazing and protection of livestock of 6,000 nomads (Gujjars) made easier
  • Mobility of raw materials for construction and other business ventures
  • Facilitation of inter-village marriages