ECONOMYNEXT – 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 larger highways of the island, the Road…
India airlifts Bailey Bridge to connect cyclone-hit Sri Lanka
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