Published in: *The Telegraph Online* Date: "25.10.24, 06:37 PM" [?] Source: https://www.telegraphindia.com/video/no-help-from-govt-darjeeling-locals-build-130-foot-concrete-bridge-on-their-own/cid/2058337 Note: Click on source to see the video as the bridge is being built Video produced by: Sohoni Bose
"Behind this 'apolitical initiative' was a relatively new politician in the hills. In Darjeeling's remote Singtam village, a community did the unthinkable — villagers got together to build a vital new 130-foot-long concrete motorable bridge — a lifeline that governments have failed to build in decades. The new bridge replaces an old and treacherous suspension bridge, a relic of the British Raj. The old bridge — the only link connecting Singtam village with the rest of Darjeeling — posed a constant risk for locals."
