Telangana’s first wildlife overpass bridge on NH63
According to a senior forest department official, the Telangana government will spend approximately 30 crores to construct a new bridge. P. stated that the bridge construction work is moving quickly.
The Telangana government is building an overpass bridge to ensure the safe and easy movement of wild animals. An overpass bridge is being built between Mancherial and Chandrapur on National Highway 63.
Eco-bridges are built to improve wildlife connectivity, which can be hampered by vehicles travelling through forested areas of highways. The eco-bridge near Wankidi is an overpass structure, as opposed to traditional underpasses built in forested areas.
In thousands of ways, wild animals move above the overpass bridge and vehicles move beneath it. The movement of rare wildlife such as lions, tigers, and deer is aided by an eco-forest breeze. Many wild animals are losing their lives as a result of speeding single vehicles colliding with them.
Mancheril-Chandrapur route in Kaghajanagar forest areas to ensure that wild animals do not perish. Tigers, lions, and other rare wild animals frequently pass through the route on their way from Maharashtra to Telangana.
The NHAI plans to build a one-kilometer-long eco-forest overpass bridge. An Eco-Forest Overpass Bridge will be built at a cost of Rs: 30 crores. According to a senior official with the Telangana Forest Department, work on the bridge is moving quickly.
According to a senior Nhai officer, the bridge will be completed in six months, depending on the speed of the construction. While Nhai is responsible for the civil works, the Forest Department coordinates the structural design, site identification, environmental aspects, and work implementation.
Which structure is being built in accordance with Wildlife Institute of India guidelines? It is highly senior to take the necessary precautions in carrying out the work. According to a senior official.
Common wild animals are hesitant to travel from the underpass bridge at night, possibly due to a lack of space, poor lighting, or rainwater filling the under bridge. The main reason for the bridge’s construction is to protect wildlife, according to a senior officer.
An overpass bridge is being built to allow wildlife to cross the road safely and conveniently. According to a senior official, the bridge has a lot of greenery on both sides and does not look like a typical bridge.