A meeting of people’s representatives and senior officials, chaired by Excise Minister T.P. Ramakrishnan, here on Monday decided to construct a new bridge across the Mudakkai river on a war footing.
The bridge constructed by British engineers a century ago was destroyed in a flash flood following a landslip in the area on August 7. The new bridge will be constructed in line with the pre-cast method, Mr. Ramakrishnan said.
The Public Works Department (PWD) said it suffered a loss of ₹7 crore in flood-related calamities, whereas local administrative bodies had a loss of ₹3.55 crore.
More than 4,000 people were shifted to 79 relief camps.
