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Underbridge named after CDS General Bipin Rawat inaugurated in Rajkot

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On Monday (January 24), Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated an underbridge within the Lakshmi Nagar space in Rajkot metropolis of Gujarat. The new infrastructure venture has been named after the late Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat.

As per experiences, the underbridge has been constructed at a price of ₹42.38 crores. It might be often called the ‘Shahid CDS Bipin Rawat bridge’. The venture was constructed as part of the federal government’s initiative to free cities from railway crossings.

The underbridge will assist relieve site visitors congestion and profit about 6 lakh commuters. A separate pathway has additionally been created for cyclists. With a 4.5 metre top and seven.5-metre width, the underbridge, it is going to assist ease vehicular site visitors and even accommodate faculty buses.

Laxminagar underbridge in #Rajkot renamed after late CDS #BipinRawat #Gujarat #TV9News pic.twitter.com/FYrummFQBg

— tv9gujarati (@tv9gujarati) January 24, 2022

During the digital inauguration, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel congratulated Rajkot Municipal Corporation for finishing the venture in document time. He had assured to develop city infrastructure to stop inconvenience to individuals.

The premature demise of General Bipin Rawat

On eighth December 2021, a army helicopter carrying 14 individuals on board crashed on its method from Sulur Air Force base in Tamil Nadu to Wellington the place Gen Rawat was to ship a lecture in Defence Staff faculty.13 of them perished in the course of the accident. They included CDS General Bipin Rawat, his spouse Madhulika Rawat, Brig LS Lidder, Lt Col H Singh, Wg Cdr PS Chauhan, Sqn Ldr Ok Singh, JWO Das, JWO Pradeep A, Hav Satpal, Nk Gursewak Singh, Nk Jitender, L/Nk Vivek and L/Nk S Teja.

Group Captain Varun Singh, Shaurya Chakra awardee, was admitted to the hospital with extreme burn accidents. He was sustaining his vitals and was shifted to a hospital in Bengaluru. As per experiences, his well being has improved barely. However, he, too, sadly, succumbed to accidents.