<span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister of State PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh today e-inaugurated Devika Bridge in Udhampur on River Devika and 'Puneja Bridge' on strategically important under construction Bhaderwah-Basholi-Pathankot National Highway in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir Union territory.<br />''<br />''The Bridge on River Devika in Udhampur has been completed by Border Roads Organisation within fifteen months time while Puneja Bridge was constructed by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in 36 months.<br />''<br />''While addressing the gathering at Bhadarwah through Video Conference, Mr Singh said, Doda is the only district in the country where not one but three big tunnels are being built.<br />''<br />''The 185 km long under construction Bhaderwah-Basholi-Pathankot highway on which the Puneja bridge was inaugurated today,  is  strategically very important from defence point  of view.  <br />''<br />''Once  this road is completed, it will also provide a vital alternate link to the Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts beside Kashmir valley from Pathanakot (Punjab) without entering Jammu and Udhampur via Lakhanpur.</span><br />