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Pakshi Rail Bridge – Kushtia Full Specification


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The doorstep of the southern town, which is surrounded by the wonderful beauty of nature in the lap of Padma, has become a wonderful place for sheep and birds to roam. When you come here, the sound of the waves of Rupsi Padma, the surrounding greenery and the gusty breeze fills your heart. Similarly, in this area there is Hardinge Bridge, the first and largest railway bridge of the 20th century and the second largest Lalon Shah Bridge in the country with history and ancient achievements. After all, Bheramara, rich in monuments of liberation war and freedom, has become a tourist attraction. One more place has been added to the list of places to visit in the country. Every day, both banks of sheep and birds are crowded with hundreds of thousands of visitors. Morning-afternoon seems like a gathering. You can't understand if you don't see it with your own eyes. One of the achievements of Bheramara is Lalon Shah Bridge on the south side of Hardinge Bridge. Similar to Yamuna Bridge, Lalon Shah Bridge is the second largest road bridge in Bangladesh. The 1,786-meter-long, 7.5-meter two-lane bridge over the Pramatta Padma river has created a network of direct road connections between the southwestern region of Bangladesh and the northwestern region, and the two toll plazas on both sides of the bridge have been enhanced. 10 km at the eastern end of this bridge. And 6 km at the western end. The road has lost its beauty. Lalon Shah Bridge continues to contribute significantly to the development of communication infrastructure and expansion of transport systems in the southwestern region. Hardinge Bridge is the 'half pool' for seniors. For those who are 80/90 years old today, the pool was a dream. Just as Yamuna Bridge is the realization of a dream, Lalon Shah Bridge in Bheramara is the realization of a dream. Elders said that when the Siliguri meter gauge railway was established in 1890, trains, ferries and steamers began to travel between Pramatta Padma Ghat on one bank and Damukdia Ghat on the other. When the final decision to build a bridge over the Padma was made in 1910, controlling the flow of the Padma was a very difficult task. In doing this difficult work, the world's first river training and guide dams were constructed on both banks of the Padma. The work of the railway bridge started in 1912 by tying the guide bank from about 8 km upstream. In this way the work of railway bridge started by controlling the speed of Padma. Then construction of span in soft alluvium was another difficult task. Spans are installed by digging wells at a depth of 190 to 160 feet below the river bed. Thus the 5 thousand 894 feet long railway bridge was constructed on 15 spans of 52 feet height each and land spans of solid structure on both sides, which today stands as an immortal feat. The railway bridge was built by Brains Walty & Creme, a famous figure in the world of engineering at that time, designed by Robert William Gales and Francis Spring. On January 1, 1915, an engine carrying some freight carriages crossed the bridge experimentally. It is known that a driver named Sona Mia crossed the bridge with the first engine. Then on March 4, 1915, the then Vice Lord Hardinge officially inaugurated the largest railway bridge of that time. Since then, the name of this first double line rail bridge is Hardinge Bridge. This bridge carries the memorial of liberation war and independence. On December 11, 1971, just 5 days before the victory, the invading Pakistani forces suffered a retreat. Two Saber jets bombed the bridge. Span 12 was severely damaged by the bomb. After achieving the final victory, the World Organization responded by restoring communications in devastated Bangladesh. The British Government and the Government of India quickly repaired the Hardinge Bridge. On October 12, 1972, rail traffic resumed through Hardinge Bridge. Today, both the Bhermara and Pakshi banks of the Lalon Shah Bridge have become a focal point of natural beauty. Also worth seeing is the Bheramara 60 MW power generating station, the largest Ganga-Kapotaksha GK irrigation project in the Asian continent. On the other side, Pakshi has the Western Divisional Office of Bangladesh Railways, North Bengal paper mill, EPZ and historic India's Furfura Khanka Sharif and the traditional BBC Bazaar of Rooppur in Pakshi. Also worth seeing is a bungalow designed by Robert William Gales, architect of Hardinge Bridge. The bungalow is known as 'Gale Kuthi' after engineer William Gale. It was in this bungalow that he developed the design survey and construction technique of Hardinge Bridge. The bungalow has also stood witness to the times. It can easily attract local and foreign tourists. Another heritage of Pakshi, a railway division town, is the narrow gauge railway. Broad gauge and meter gauge of railways are very familiar to the present generation. One day there was a small narrow gauge railway of meter gauge in this country. Narrow gauge railways and wind driven engines can be seen in front of Pakshi Railway Division office. Everything has survived as a witness of time. Chandraprabha Vidyapeeth is also seen in Pakshi. In this school, many talented people including famous Indian poet Shakmakh Ghosh were trained. If you visit this ancient school of learning, the doors of memory will be opened at the entrance to the 21st century and you will be taken to the beginning of the 20th century. On the other hand, in the nine months of the liberation war in 1971, the people of the neighboring villages used to listen to the news of the liberation war on the BBC's Bengali program at Kashem Mollah's tea shop on the same floor of Rooppur Bazar. Since then the market is still known as BBC market.