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| A 120 Ft DS Bailey Br was constructed as aid to civ auth at Sabarimala on 06 Oct 11 and handed over to Sabarimala Temple authorities on 17 Oct 11. Inspite of the difficult trn and inclement wx conditions close and efficient liaison and coord at all levels ensured an extremely smooth exec of the task in time. The constr of Br gave excellent opportunity to Thambis to further hone their tech skills and enhance synergy with local populace and civil adm thereby contributing in reflecting positive image of the Army. Inauguration of Bailey Br at Sabarimala was done on 07 Nov 11 by Shri Oommen Chandy, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala with Maj Gen Subroto Mitra, SM,VSM, Offg GOC, ATNK & K Area and Comdt MEG and Centre in attendence. |
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BRIDGE ON RIVER CAUVERY AT TALAKAD CONSTRUCTED BY MEG & CENTRE
MEG & Centre constructed a bridge across Cauvery River at Talakad on the occasion of Panchalinga darshan. On this occasion 8 to 10 lakh devotees have payed tributes at five temples viz Vaidyeswara, Pataleswara,Maruleswara, Mallikarjuneswara and Arakeswara temples.
To avoid congestion on the road traffic and also to reduce the distance of devotees by over 50 kms, the civil authorities requested the Army to construct a temporary foot bridge across river Cauvery. Accordingly 150 x Indian Army troops of MEG & Centre were promptly dispatched to Talakad. The construction of 720 feet long Bailey Bridge on river Cauvery was completed in a short time frame of less than three days. This was a great relief to the devotees as their traveling distance was reduced by approximately 50 kms and they were able to pay tributes at another prominent temple of Goddess Almelamma situated on the other bank of Cauvery River, which is a common belief amongst the devotees that it is compulsory to visit Almelamma temple after the visit of five Panchalinga temples to complete the auspicious circle. All the civil authorities appreciated the work of the Task Force of MEG. |
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The second column moved to Bijapur Dist to join with 17 JAKLI for the flood relief operation and were kept as standby where they carried out recce of the flood affected area at Bijapur. This sub column was deployed alongwith 17 JAKLI as standby for two days at Bijapur, |
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Relief materials being supplied manually across the last 1 Km slushy stretch at village Bisanal
On 4th October 2009, the first sub column commenced its relief operation at village Hiremagi which was cut off from the road axis. A total of 375 villagers were evacuated to safer places. Also large qty of food and other relief materials were also provided by the flood relief columns.
Based on the request received from civil authorities, on 5th October, another sub column moved to Bisanal village which was also cut off for more than three days. The sub column ferried approx 4.5 tons of relief materials which includes packed meals, food grains, fresh vegetables, water and biscuit packets.
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Flood Relief Bagalkot (KARNATAKA)
With the delayed monsoons and unprecedented continuous heavy rains in North Karnataka in the first week of Oct 2009 especially in the Krishna, Tungabhadra and Malaprabha river basins, the Bagalkot and Bijapur districts were severely affected with heavy floods along with other Dist in North Karnataka. Almost all the villages along the banks of Krishna, Malaprabha and Tungabhadra rivers were inundated with floods. Most of the villages were cut off as the lines of communication were either got washed away or got submerged under flood waters. Due to the severity of the situation the civil authorities requisitioned aid from Army for carrying out rescue & relief operations.
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| Turkwangam Br
Turkwangam Bridge (850 meter) in South Kashmir was constructed in the year 2005 by a combined task force of the Thambis of Madras Sappers Unit and the Public Works Department. |
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| Maintenance of Thermal
Power Plant, Panki, UP
Subsequent to a flash strike called by the NTPC staff, Madras Sappers Unit was called on for running the Thermal Plant to provide basic power to the Northern Grid. It ensured uninterrupted power supply during the emergency for two weeks. |
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Clearing the Oil Pipe
Line in
Assam
In 1980, oil
operations in Assam came to a standstill because
of terror spread by separatist elements (ULFA).
To prevent damage to the pipeline, Madras Sappers Unit accomplished the task of flushing out
the crude oil. |
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| Bridge Construction
in Kudremukh Iron Ore
Project
The prestigious
Kudremukh Iron Ore Project in Chickmagalur
district of Karnataka was a time-bound project.
The progress was dependent on timely
construction of a bridge. The bridge was tipped
on the far bank on 7 June, during a recorded
rainfall of 7 inches and a wind velocity of 100
kmph. |
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240 Feet DS BSB
on River
Teesta
In 1969, Madras Sappers Unit, under comd of Maj Y Kumar
constr Teesta Br, the longest eqpt br (240 ft).
The Bailey Suspension Br was constr in a record
time to est rd comn which had been cut off by
floods. The orders for exec were given by the
then Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi. The br
was inaugurated by Lt Gen JS Arora on 05 Apr 1969. |
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| Construction of
Chushul
Air
Strip
Madras Sappers Units constructed an airstrip, at Chushul , on which,
trial landings took place in July 1962.
Thereafter , following the Chinese attack in
October 1962, tanks were air-lifted from this
airstrip. Keeping the airstrip operational by
working the whole night was part of the
engineers' task, as was mine laying, for which
they had to carry mines on their backs to the
hilltops at 18,000 feet. Forty years after the
debacle, the Madras Sappers are still the
preferred engineer troops for
Ladakh. |
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Assam Rail Link
Project
The creation of
East Pakistan led to the disruption of road and
rail communication. Madras Sappers Unit
constructed a road link around East Pakistan via
Shillong in November 1949.To link with the main
lines, the Railways devised the Assam Rail Link
Project of 143 miles ; the most difficult
portion of which ( from Sevok to the River Gish)
was constructed by Madras Sappers Unit of Madras
Sappers. |
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Lalitpur Dam
Project
This Herculean task,
involving approximately 110 lakh cubic feet of
earthwork, was successfully executed by Madras Sappers Unitof the Madras Sappers between
August 1947 and August
1948. |
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The Oriental
Building
Located on St.
Marks Road, it was built by the Madras Sappers
in the early years of the 20th
century. |
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BRV Theatre on Cubbon
Road
It was built in
the Tudor style by the Madras Sappers in 1911.
It has become the hub of business activities on
Cubbon Road in Bangalore. |
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Anicut on the
Godavari
Colonel Sir Arthur
Cotton (1803 - 1899), Chief Engineer, Madras
Presidency, recognized as the Father of
Irrigation in South India, constructed a giant
anicut of length 5,000 yards with several canals
flowing from it , across the river at
Dowlaiswaram, near Rajahmundry. This anicut
hanged the Godavari delta from a dust bowl to a
granary. |
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