Karnataka islanders build their own bridge

Pavoor-Uliya, 26km from Mangaluru, is a tiny island whose residents had been demanding a bridge since Independence but no government listened to them. Fed up of waiting, they decided to pool money and build their own bridge. The ‘project’, led by the local church, managed to garner Rs 18 lakh in contributions and took a week to be completed.

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