State Highways expedites work on ₹24-crore high-level bridge across Then Pennar river in Tiruvannamalai
The Tamil Nadu State Highways department is accelerating the construction of a new ₹24-crore bridge across the Then Pennar river in Tiruvannamalai. The project replaces a bridge destroyed by flooding in 2024 and incorporates improved design features to prevent future inundation.
Why it matters
The project demonstrates the state's efforts to build climate-resilient infrastructure to ensure connectivity for rural farming communities during monsoon seasons.
The State Highways has expedite d the ongoing work of the new ₹24-crore high-level bridge across Then Pennar river between Agarampallipattu and Thondamanur villages near Thandrampattu town in Tiruvannamalai, bringing relief to hundreds of residents in the surrounding 20 farming villages.
Officials of State Highways, which executes the multi-crore work, said that the new bridge is a replacement for the bridge, that was washed away after the Water Resources Department (WRD) released excess rainwater of over two lakh cusecs from Sathanur dam due to heavy rain triggered by Cyclone Fengal in December 2024.
“The design of the new bridge has been completely revised based on the existing water course of the river. The new facility will be ready by December 2026 for public use,” S. Dinesh, Assistant Engineer (AE), State Highways (Tiruvannamalai), told The Hindu.
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