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Colonial relic or rusting risk? Sivasagar's 90-yr-old Dikhow bridge's fate hang in balance

Nazira, July 9: The British-era vertical-lift bridge over the river Dikhow in Sivasagar district has, of late, generated an animated debate on whether the bridge should be preserved or demolished. There are people who think the bridge needs restoration. But there are also calls for the bridge to be dismantled. A controversy surrounding the colonial-era bridge in Sivasagar has been going on for quite some time. However, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's recent visit to Sivasagar gave a fresh ...Read More >