Pontoon Bridge

India / Uttar Pradesh / Ramnagar /

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This is a bridge that is constructed upon a base of floating drums(called "peepa" in the local languae). It connects Ramnagar to Varanasi city. Its operational between Nov-Jun every year. Around June, it is dismantelled, since it can not be operated during rainy season.

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Coordinates: 25°16'18"N 83°1'9"E

samneghat 0.9 km
Shivaji Nagar Colony 1 km
flood region (restricton to build houses, gov. of u.p.) 1.5 km
Gayatri Nagar Coloney, Near Vishwa Sundari Road, Varanasi 1.7 km
Kachhua Sanctuary 2 km
Rambagh, Ramnagar 2.1 km
Varanasi Inland Waterway Terminal 2.5 km
Sant Mat Anuyayi Aashram 2.6 km
highly flood area 3.1 km
Ram Nagar Industrial Area 5.8 km

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samneghat Shivaji Nagar Colony flood region (restricton to build houses, gov. of u.p.) Gayatri Nagar Coloney, Near Vishwa Sundari Road, Varanasi Kachhua Sanctuary Rambagh, Ramnagar Varanasi Inland Waterway Terminal Sant Mat Anuyayi Aashram highly flood area Ram Nagar Industrial Area