Silchar, Dec 12: The Gammon Bridge on National Highway 6 has been closed for 48 hours after district authorities ordered an emergency shutdown to facilitate repair work on a newly detected structural issue.

The closure, effective from 6 pm on December 12 to 6 pm on December 14, comes following a report from NHIDCL engineers indicating the need for urgent attention to one of the bridge’s components.

The bridge earlier reopened in July following extensive repairs spanning 55 days and costing Rs 2.75 crore.

According to an official communication received by the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Cachar, engineers from the National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) reported the failure of a critical bearing of the bridge.

The defect caused a notice

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