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Bridge washes away, six villages on India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya cut-off

Shillong, May 17 (UNI) A major bridge connecting six villages on the edge of the India-Bangladesh border was washed away, while a road link connecting Mizoram, Tripura, Barak Valley of Assam and parts of Manipur remained closed after fresh landslides due to heavy rains in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, an official said on Tuesday.
No report of any loss of life or injury. The washing away of the bridge along the Sonapur-Borghat road near Shymplong has affected more than 8000 villagers residing in the six remote villages – Shymplong, Lejri, Huroi, Hingaria, Lahalein and Borsara in the extreme corner of East Jaintia Hills district.
These villages are only 2-8 Km away from India- Bangladesh border and 50-60 Km away from the NH-6 of India.

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