Sick of knocking at govt office doors, villagers unite and build a bridge :- A bridge that has been constructed on the river Ghaggar in Haryana is one of a kind
The residents of the many villages segueing on either side of the Ghaggar had never found it easy to cross the river. The schoolchildren especially, have much trouble.
The bridge will serve the needs of people from more than 30 villages
As per the records, the villagers had reached out to government offices since 1995 with applications for the construction of a bridge across the river.
They sought help from Mahant Brahma Das, the 12th Saint of Dera Baba Bhuman Shah, who has his ashram 10-12 km away from the village.
The 41-year-old 'Baba' Brahma Das had his own history of extraordinary spiritual recoveries at the ashram from near-death when he was a child. The villagers, on the edge of desperation, were looking for a solution. He was their last resort.
Baba Brahma Das declared that the construction of bridge was possible, but only if the villagers came together, without a thought for caste, religion and politics.
After that the Baba handed over a 'godly bag' to the villagers, appealing to them to contribute generously so that they wouldn't have to depend on the mercy of the government.
The 'godly bag', which already had a lakh rupees in it donated by the Baba, was supposedly guaranteed to never run short of funds. Whether this was true or not, the Baba's blessings and the magical promise of the bag generated a ray of hope among the villagers, who decided to donate for the common cause.
And so it came to pass that Baba Brahma Das laid the foundation stone on his birthday, which was also Baisakhi festival day, on 14 April 2014.
Three civil engineers were called in to estimate costs for the project. The bridge was going to be 16 ft wide, 225 ft long and 27 ft height. They calculated a cost of Rs 1.5 crore for the erection of the bridge.
"Till date, a sum of Rs 90 lakh has been collected and spent," says Hardev Singh, "but we require an additional sum of Rs 10-15 lakh for the rest of the construction work."
The bridge will connect Panihari village and Alikan on the other side, and serve a catchment of 35 more villages.
what is proven is the power of common men. And their faith. Together they may or may not move mountains, but they can certainly build a bridge that stands as an example to all.
- See more at: http://www.theweekendleader.com/Heroism/2216/people%E2%80%99s-bridge.html#sthash.Bqhv2StT.dpuf1 minute video
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