December 30, 2015

Reopen Hussainiwala Border - Restore Magnificent Empress Bridge


Hussainiwala Links Ferozepur ( India ) with Kasur ( Pakistan )

In view of the recent thaw in the Indo-Pakistan relations, border residents have demanded that the reopening of the Hussainiwala-Lahore border be included in the agenda of talks to be held between foreign secretaries in Islamabad in mid-January next year.


http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/pun...ts/177112.html


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At Hussainiwala , the Magnificent Rail Cum Road Empress Bridge over Sutlej should be restored. The piers of the Bridge are in tact. Only spans need to be put .


http://www.punjabjalandhar.info/search?q=empress+bridge

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For similar Attock Bridge on Indus ( built in 1883 ), please click :-

http://rareindiancollectibles.blogspot.in/2016/08/attock-rail-road-bridge-over-indus.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+RareIndianCollectibles+(Rare+Indian+Collectibles) 

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