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13 established in 1881
tuesday, june 8, 2021 |  for students only
chandigarh | www.tribuneindia.com | regd. no. chd/0006/2021-2023

New Income Tax e-filing website launched DELHI UNLOCKMarkets & malls reopen, Metro services resume
New Delhi: The Income Tax Department has launched the new e-filing website for Income Tax Returns (ITRs) on Monday. New Delhi: The National Capital is limping back to normalcy as shops and malls reopened on odd-even basis on Monday
The new e-filing portal can be accessed at http://www.incometax.gov.in. It comes with new features which are expected to after nearly two months, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealing to people to take all precautions. The Delhi Metro
make the ITR process much smoother and faster. AGENCIES also resumed services, but with 50% seating capacity and no provision for standing travel for commuters. PTI

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Briefly Punjab to prioritise vax to AFGHAN SCHOOLGIRL DETERMINED TO RETURN TO SCHOOL

students travelling abroad T ❝
EENAGER Fatima
Noori and her fellow
pupils hug and pray
as they gather in their
I want to come
back to school
istry of Education, said.
Fatima was in the school
corridor getting ready to
go home when the first

Oldest male
chimpanzee in US dies
at San Francisco zoo
San Francisco: The oldest
male chimpanzee living in an
accredited North American zoo
died on Saturday at the San
Francisco Zoo & Gardens. He
was 63. The chimpanzee,
S
TUDENTS wanting to Kabul classroom, just even more strongly bomb exploded outside
go abroad for studies weeks after bombs than before and the school gate. Fatima's
from Punjab will now exploded right outside the continue my father, 36-year-old Taqi
studies. I want to
be prioritised in the vaccina- school gates, killing Noori, said he thought
tion process for the 18-45 scores of their classmates.
continue the path
about, but decided
of those who were
group, Chief Minister The Sayed Ul-Shuhada martyred. against, leaving the coun-
Amarinder Singh High School in the west of FATIMA NOORI
try. "There is always war
announced this on Monday. the city has remained in Afghanistan, but what
At a high-level virtual closed since the May 8 can we do?
Covid review meeting, the bombings, but a local NGO This is our country ... if
Chief Minister directed the and the Ministry of Public we go somewhere else, my
ISTOCK

named Cobby, had been a
hand-reared performing chim-
panzee before he was brought
to the San Francisco zoo in the
1960s. Although the zoo said in
a news release that the chim-
panzee's cause of death had
not been determined, the ani-
mal had recently been ill and
zoo officials believe old age was
a factor. PTI
Health and Medical Educa-
tion Departments to allow
districts to use up to 10 per
cent of the doses for 18-45
group for priority categories
other than those approved at
state level.
Amarinder Singh also
asked the departments con-
cerned to proactively vacci-
nate all persons in the cate-
gories already prioritised by
the state government in this
age group, based on vaccine
availability. This, he
stressed, was essential to
keep the risk of spread low
Health have been holding children would be
psychotherapy classes deprived of education," he
there for girls to help with said from their hillside
BESIDES STUDENTS SEEKING TO GO ABROAD, CAREGIVERS any trauma. home, about a 10-minute
OF ELDERLY PERSONS AND OTHER URGENT PRIORITY
"When I first entered the walk from Fatima's school.
GROUPS MAY ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THIS LIST
school (after the blast) to Fatima has continued her
attend the psychotherapy studies at home as she
as the restrictions are eased The list was subsequent- class, I was very scared waits for the school to
in the state. ly expanded to include and worried that the same reopen, the timing of
The state had initially pri- shopkeepers and their incident might happen potential threat of anoth- were martyred." which remains uncertain.
oritised construction labour, staff; staff working in the again," 15-year-old Fatima er explosion. Girls and boys at the high ?”I am interested in med-
co-morbid individuals and hospitality industry, said. "I even fainted near "I want to come back to school study in three ical science, and I want to
families of healthcare work- including cooks, etc; the school gate." But Fati- school even more strong- shifts. The May 8 attack become a good doctor in
ers in the 18-45 age group, industrial workers; other ma said her resolve had ly than before and con- targeted the second shift, the future to treat our secu-
and has already vaccinated street vendors especially grown since then and she tinue my studies," she which is for female stu- rity forces injured while
over 4.3 lakh individuals in those serving food items- was determined to return said. "I want to continue dents, Najiba Arian, defending our people, land,
these categories. juice, chat, fruit, etc. IANS to school, even with the the path of those who spokeswoman for the Min- and our borders.” REUTERS

AIIMS Delhi starts

screening of children
for Covaxin trials
New Delhi: The screening of
GGSSS Sirhind wins ~10L This journalist writes his own newspaper ❝
I rarely write on
children for the trial of Covaxin,
in best schools category politics. I prefer to write

I
India's first indigenously devel- N this digital age, a hand- per, her gets it photocopied do not earn anything from on incidents that have
oped COVID-19 vaccine, among written newspaper seems and then goes to the various the newspaper, I sell ice- a social relevance.

those aged between 2 and 18
started at the AIIMS here on
Monday.The trial on children
has already started at AIIMS
Patna to see if the Bharat
Biotech jab is suitable for chil-
dren. Participants would be
given the vaccine after their
screening report comes. The tri-
al is to be conducted on 525
healthy volunteers. In the trial,
the vaccine will be given by
A
S per the list declared
by Education Minis-
ter Vijay Inder Singla
of the best schools in the
district picked up by the
Education department
after initiating various
grading, Government
(Girls) Senior Secondary
Smart School Sirhind has
been declared best school
❝
The school registered
an increase in strength
by 15% compared to last
year and currently 1,010 girl
students are enrolled in the
archaic but it is still rele-
vant in one corner of Muzaf-
farnagar district.
Dinesh, owner and editor
of 'Vidya Darshan' newspa-
per, does not own a printing
press, does not employ any
staff and does not even have
a typewriter. In art paper
sheets, he writes out the
news and makes sketches.
vantage points in the city
and pastes his newspapers.
"I have been writing my
own newspaper since the
past 17 years. It takes me
about three hours to write
the news", said Dinesh, who
is in his late fifties.
A resident of Gandhi
Nagar colony, he owns a
worn-out bicycle and cannot
clothes every day.
"People read my newspa-
per because I highlight local
cream in the evening for a
living," he said. Happiness Anyone who reads my
for Dinesh is when he sees newspaper, knows
people flocking around his what exactly is
newspaper to read it. happening in the
Journalism is a passion for
Dinesh. "I do not earn a pen-
district. I freely express
my opinion in the
ny from journalism. I have
never got any advertisement newspaper.
or government support but DINESH, EDITOR, VIDYA DARSHAN'
my work gives me immense NEWSPAPER

intramuscular route in two dos-
es at day 0 and day 28.
36 killed, many injured
as two trains collide in
Pakistan’s Sindh
in the district and won a
prize of Rs 10 lakh.
Similarly Government
High School of village
Lataur has been declared
best school in High
School category and got a
prize of Rs 7.5 lakh and
Government Middle
School of Bara locality in
Sirhind has been declared
best school in Middle
School category and got a
school. The school has 7 After writing the newspa- even afford a change of issues and incidents. Since I satisfaction," he said. IANS
rooms with projector, mod-
ern computer lab, e-library,
lens room with necessary
facilities, science lab and
math park.
TEJINDER SINGH, PRINCIPAL
GGSS SCHOOL, SIRHIND
Submit Class XII practical exam HC refuses to stay order allowing
marks by June 28: CBSE to schools pvt schools to charge annual fees
to achieve it. He said the
results of the school had
T
been excellent for the HE Delhi High Court The court listed the appeals
past several years and
several students had fea-
Pending practicals, internal assessments only in online mode on Monday refused to
stay its single-judge
before the roster Bench on
July 10. The Delhi govern-

London: Two passenger trains
collided in Pakistan’s southern
Sindh Province early Monday
morning, killing at least 36
people and injuring scores of
others, according to officials.
The accident occurred when
the Millat Express train from
Karachi to Sargodha derailed
and fell on the opposite track
and collided with Sir Syed
Express headed from
Rawalpindi to Karachi, a
spokesperson of Pakistan Rail-
ways said. The collision, in
which bogies of the Millat
Express train overturned, took
place near Dharki, a city locat-
ed in the Ghotki district of
upper Sindh. PTI
prize of Rs 5 lakh.
Kuljit Singh Nagra,
MLA, congratulated the
principals of these schools
and said that he had been
working tirelessly for
improving infrastructure
in the government schools
by involving NGOs, village
panchayats and managing
committees of the schools.
Tejinder Singh, Princi-
pal of GGSS School
Sirhind, expressed satis-
faction and said the
school deserved the
recognition as a lot of
hard work had been done
tured in the state merit
list. Professional training
is also conducted in the
school under the NSQF
programme. The clean
and hygienic environ-
ment of the school also
attracts. Green lawns and
trees enhance the beauty
of the school, he added.
District Education Offi-
cer Dr Prabh Simaran
Kaur congratulated the
principals and heads of the
award winning schools and
asked the principals of oth-
er schools to continue
working diligently. TNS
T
HE Central Board of
Secondary Education
(CBSE) Monday asked
schools to conduct their
pending Class XII practicals
and internal assessments
only in online mode, and
submit marks by June 28.
In a letter sent to schools,
CBSE Examination Con-
troller Sanyam Bhardwaj
said that it has been observed
that some schools have not
been able to complete the
school-based assessments in
various subjects due to the
Covid pandemic.
Outlining the process for
practical exams, he said the
external examiner will take
viva-voce of students in
online mode, with the inter-
nal examiner also present
on-screen.
"Screenshot of all three
has to be taken by the
school as proof of the test
being conducted. Students
have to be informed of the
online exam date well in
advance, though the actual
link shall be given only on
exam day,"he added.
The CBSE had in Febru-
ary asked affiliated
schools to conduct Class X
and XII practical exams,
internal assessments and
projects between March 1
and June 11.
The Board had also direct-
ed schools to reconduct the
practical exams for students
who were not able to appear
due to the student or family
member being infected with
COVID-19. PTI
order allowing private
unaided schools to collect
annual and development
charges from students for
the period after the lock-
down ended in the National
Capital last year.
A vacation Bench of Jus-
tices Rekha Palli and Amit
Bansal issued notice and
sought response of the
Action Committee Unaid-
ed Recognised Private
Schools, which represents
over 450 schools, on the
appeals of AAP govern-
ment, students and an
NGO challenging the sin-
gle judge's May 31 order.
ment and the students have
contended that the single
judge's decision was based
on incorrect facts and law.
The May 31 verdict had
quashed two office orders
of April and August last
year issued by the Direc-
torate of Education (DoE) of
the Delhi government for-
bidding and postponing
collection of annual
charges and development
fees, saying they were "ille-
gal" and "ultra vires" the
powers of DoE stipulated
under the Delhi School
Education (DSE) Act and
the Rules. PTI

Braving wild elephants, harsh weather, Kerala teacher walks 14 km to teach tribal kids
S
UKUMARAN TC is an
ordinary man with a
steely determination and
a golden heart for the tribals.
While people think twice to
take up a job trekking
through dense forests to reach
a tribal hamlet and to teach
dirty, shabby tribal children of
"Kattunaykar" community in
Pulpally of Wayanad district,
Sukumaran took up the mis-
sion and is continuing for the
14th straight year.
It was in January 1, 2001,
that Sukumaran was given
the task to teach tribal stu-
Sukumaran had to walk 7 km one way and 7 km back —14 km a dents within the forest area
day. His salary was Rs 750 a month when he was posted and the of Chekkady in Wayanad in a
payment was erratic, maybe once in three or four months. single-teacher environment.
It can't be called school as
there was nothing there in
the tribal colony.
When Sukumaran reached
the place, people in the
colony ran inside their
thatched huts, dilapidated
and unclean, as the Kat-
tunaykar community which
lives deep in the forest does
not have any contact with
the outside world and it was
an initiative of the then Dis-
trict Primary Education Pro-
gramme (DPEP) in Kerala
which made the teacher
reach the tribal settlement.
Sukumaran said, "It was a
long wait in the colony, men,
children, and women went
was, Kali was determined dren were much healthier and
STEELY DETERMINATION that both her children be this proposal was then imple-
■ Sukumaran who lives in ward no 3 of Pulpally panchayat has to taught at the school. Howev- mented in the whole of
walk 7 km to reach the school and in some stretches there were no er, there was no school and Wayanad district to start with
roads and the forest was dense and inhabited by wild animals, Sukumaran tilled the soil, cut and later spread across the
including elephants, tigers, and wild boar and pythons. some bamboos, thatched with state with most of the gram
■ The teacher shares, “One day, while walking towards the school, I palm leaves and started a panchayats and local legisla-
spotted a wild tusker on the road and I had to cross him, I could spot shanty, and converted it into a tors taking the initiative to
him hardly 20 metres from me and there was no question of turning school. The year was 2001 and provide breakfast to children..
back and running and I continued to walk beside him with heart
there were 2 students. Now the shanty has been
pounding and by God's will, I luckily crossed him and even now a chill
goes down my spine when I think of that incident. Another day a calf Sukumaran used to bathe his converted into a concrete
and a mother elephant were on the side road but they were inside the students, cut their nails, hair building with facilities includ-
forest and had not forayed onto the road.” and also cook food for them. He ing television sets for the chil-
was the first who proposed the dren and the apprehensions
inside and I could see them came out and befriended me. I idea to provide breakfast to are gone. The teacher said, "I
looking from inside their huts told her my mission- it was to children as most of them don't have my mother, wife, and
through small holes but they start a single-teacher school have anything to eat. When three children to look after
were not coming out. I was within the colony for tribal chil- the DPEP programme offi- and I am now getting Rs
determined and waited and dren and she readily agreed." cers visited the school premis- 18,500 and that too once in
waited, finally, a woman Kali, The frail woman that she es they found that the chil- three or four months." IANS

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02 Events THE TRIBUNE CHANDIGARH | TUESDAY | 8 JUNE 2021

Alumni meet and greet at Gurukul Global School, Chd Solitaire International School, Pkl
The school added another feather to its cap when it organised a virtual three-day event to commemo- Students were thrilled as they saw a hungry caterpil-
rate the launch of its first official alumni meet & greet. The event also marked the formal formation of lar crawling on their screens during the virtual class.
the Gurukul Global Alumni Association (G2A2). The first event focused on discussing the pandemic The creepy crawlie had come as a surprise for young
and the role of the individual in mitigating it. In this video podcast, two doctor Alumni's -- Dr Tanya learners and infused excitement to the class. It was
and Dr Simran -- were interviewed by another alumnus Kartik. The second event 'Interwoven' saw an innovative style of introducing a story during the
the mingling of the present students of classes XI and XII with their senior alumni. Students partici- story session that was organised for Kindergarten-
pated in online games like the Open Mic and Treasure Hunt. Saksham Khosla of Class XI won the Trea- ers. The story was focused on life cycle of a butterfly
sure Hunt, while the Open Mic winners were Lagan Gill, Karthik and Arshia Mahajan. The conclud-
ing event witnessed the presence of MD Parveen Setya, President Neena Setya, management
No Tobacco Day at MMIS, Sadopur (Ambala) that was interestingly portrayed for the students to
understand the concept well. Attractive colourful
members Deepak Dhiman, Principal Nina Panday, faculty members and alumni from across the bor- To inculcate awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco, Anti-Tobacco Day was cele- props were used to capture and hold attention of the
ders. The Alumni talked about the significance of various elements of the logo such as its leaves depict- brated at MMIS, Sadopur (Ambala). Students of classes IX to XII participated in self- toddlers. The session was followed by a craft activity
ing nature, the Sun and ocean depicting the Universe and the origin of life. The office-bearers of G2A2 framed slogan writing. Principal Dr Nisha Sharma urged students to keep themselves at wherein students used clay modeling technique to
spoke about the need for the care of the Elderly as this is the social cause adopted by the association. bay from tobacco usage and be an asset for society. make their own colourful caterpillar.

Spring Dale
Convent Sr Sec
School, Palauhra
Students of classes VI to
IX participated in World
Tobacco Day celebra-
tions. Children made
beautiful collages, pic-
tures on how harmful
tobacco is for the health
and how it leads to dis-
eases like cancer. The
Principal asked students
to keep themselves at bay
from the use of tobacco.

St Stephen’s
School, Togan
The Pre-School section
DAV Public School, Tiara conducted a special face Jitender Veer Sarvhitkari Model Sr
The school celebrated Foundation Day. All students from mask making activity
LKG to Class XII actively participated in activities such where creative and colour- Sec School, Mohali
as slogan writing, article writing, chart making, mantra
recitation etc. The school is doing figurative work in its
Guru Harkrishan Public School, Derabassi ful masks based on their
favourite cartoon charac-
Students participated in a poster-making activities on the occa-
sion of World Tobacco Day. The day is organised every year on
academic as well as co-curricular fields and keeping its On the occasion of World Environment Day, Molson Coors India Pvt Ltd came forward for a ters were designed during May 31 to make people aware about the havocs of tobacco.
students busy through many innovative activities. plantation drive in factory and on the school premises and planted 25 trees. The management their online class.
team thanked the school for planting the trees. Principal Charanpreet Kaur said such plan-
tation drives were done on a frequent basis.
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY EVENTS AT LUDHIANA
AKSIPS-45 Smart School, Chd AKSIPS-125 Smart School, Kharar Students to hug trees, feed birds this summer
A summer camp has been organised for classes I and II. To develop the scientific approach of exploration and innovation AKSIPS-125 Smart
Spoken English classes planned for the kids involved var- School, Kharar, organised an online demonstration-cum-workshop on "Experimental sci- Hug trees, plant saplings,
ious activities like: Speak about yourself, truth and lie, ence". The objective of this activity is to strengthen teaching and learning of science by feed the birds and save
question cards, spin and speak, and many more. They were use of toy, material easily available at home and hands-on activities. Students participat- Mother Earth — the summer
given lessons to hone speaking skills, correct pronuncia- ed in experimental demonstration of scientific concepts as guided by their teachers and break of Sacred Heart Con-
tion and common phrases used in daily life. The motive of shared it online with their teachers. The interaction helped sow in the impressionable vent International School
these classes was to make them able to communicate flu- minds the seeds of innovative thinking, experimental skills and ability to assess things at Ludhiana started with
ently in formal and informal interaction and to promote with proper reasoning. Principal Jagjit Sekhon said the aim behind organising these cre- this message.
their verbal fluency. They all participated with enthusiasm ative science workshops is to provide an excellent way of engaging students with science Though, the students have
and their efforts were applauded by the teacher. and supporting them in understanding the world around them. been given other activities to
do in the summer break, the
main focus has been on sav-
ing the planet Earth and
PRINCIPALSPEAK OAKRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, MOHALI thanking trees.
Tallking to The Tribune,

OUR FOCUS ON CODING, DIGITAL LITERACY

What are your plans for the
academic session 2021-22?
Our school had put into place a
very strong virtual school experi-
ence (VSE) for online learning last
year. From October 2020, we had
reopened our school and we were
in the hybrid mode where some
students were learning virtually
and others were in the school.
Though we were ready and were
looking forward to schools
reopening in this session, our
strong VSE and focus on planning
ensured that we could switch to a
complete virtual mode without
interruption. At Oakridge, learning
has been uninterrupted.
Education is a holistic
process. How do you ensure
that in your school?
We treat visual arts, music, dance,
drama, PE as the core subjects.
Besides, we are focusing on the
well-being of our students, staff
and parent community, especially
during the pandemic. Hence, our
VSE classes include lessons
where we take these topics ensur-
ing that the pandemic does not let
learning to be restricted to core
subjects. We have our student
advisor who works with students
Principal Ramanjit Ghuman
and keeps connected. Our virtual ery and 27 students each in oth-
assemblies, inter-house events, er classes. For the pre-Primary
special celebrations, festival cele- classes, we have two teachers
brations ensure that students are in every class.
learning and developing socio-
How have you incorporated
emotionally as well. We are
innovative teaching methodol-
blessed to have a supportive par-
ogy in your classrooms?
ent community. This year, we have
launched our ‘Oakbridgers Well- Our classes are interactive learn-
ness Programme’ where our par- ing spaces and we maintain a
ents and experts come and inter- keen focus on safety and security,
act with our students. especially during the pandemic.
Every student has an official
What is the teacher-taught
email id and we use the Microsoft
ratio in your school?
Teams platform for our virtual
Overall, our pupil: teacher ratio school. Being a part of Nord
is 10:1 with 22 students in Nurs- Anglia Education, we have 73
branches across the world hence
our teachers have access to the
Online Nord Anglia University.
There is regular enhancement of
skills for every teacher through
the certified courses. Our senior
faculty undergo the middle-level
leadership programme. Some of
our teachers are working with the
Global Curriculum Team creating
content that is being used by all
other International schools of
Nord Anglia Education.
Do you offer vocational educa-
tion classes or skill building
opportunities to students in
your school?
We are focusing on coding and
digital literacy. Our curriculum
has been enhanced to include
elements of digital literacy and
coding. We are initiating our
clubs even in the virtual space
so that children can get skill
building opportunities.
Any special handholding initia-
tive for under achievers?
We have a learning support unit
with two qualified teachers. They
look at two aspects - gaps in
learning and special needs. Over
and above, we have our doubt
clearing sessions where students
can request for additional help or
at times teachers take small
group interactions for reinforce-
ment of concepts. In our EY seg-
ment, we have 'Teacher and me'
time where 3-4 students work
with the teacher along with par-
ents to reinforce concepts and
complete the work if needed. We
ensure that learning outcomes
are met for each child.
What is your vision for your
students?
At Oakridge, we are ambitious
for our students. We aim to
develop a global mindset in our
students through our innovative
programmes like STEAM learn-
ing with MIT (USA), Global Cam-
pus and Julliard programme. We
are preparing them to excel in
the future workplace and con-
tribute meaningfully to create a
better and sustainable world.
Towards this, we deliver trans-
formative learning experiences
that go beyond the traditional
and above all our school is a
physically and emotionally. We
lay a lot of emphasis on career
counselling so that our students
get good placements in interna-
tional and national universities.
the Principal Sister Shanthi
D’Souza said the young
generation had a huge
responsibility as a lot of
damage to the environment
has already been done and
now is the time to protect
and heal the planet.
“We celebrated the World
Environment Day recently.
The motive behind the cele-
brations was to sensitise the
young Cambrianites about
the need to Protect, Preserve
and Safeguard the environ-
ment. But this is not just for
one day. The campaign leaves, sawdust etc. students and encouraged
needs to be continued”, said Meanwhile, the World them to take a pledge to
the Principal. World Environment Day was plant at least one tree on
Their activities include celebrated virtually by HVM their birthday.
hugging and thanking the Convent Senior Secondary She also said that we must
trees for their protection, School, Karamsar Colony, now fundamentally rethink
cool breeze, shade, provid- Ludhiana. The students our relationship with the living
ing oxygen. were sensitised about cur- world with natural ecosystems
The young graders of Class rent environmental issues and their biodiversity and
I and II will also set-up a bird and global challenges at the work towards its restoration.
house, using waste products grass root level through World Environment Day
to nourish and nurture var- activities like planting was celebrated virtually by
ied life forms. They will also saplings, watering the DAV Public School, BRS
be making a “seed tray” to plants, poster making and Nagar, Ludhiana also. The
feed the birds. best out of waste. Students purpose of the celebration
The Students from Class participated in this online was to spread awareness
VI to VIII are encouraged to activity with interest and about the need to protect the
create compost bins, by col- motivation. Principal, Suni- environment and the ways
lecting vegetable waste, ta Kumari congratulated the to do it.

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Did you know: The Langkawi Sky Bridge was designed to give people a view of the
Malaysian jungle. The footbridge was helicoptered to the top of Machinchang
mountain. It’s reached by cable car rather than road or hiking path.

THE TRIBUNE CHANDIGARH | TUESDAY | 8 JUNE 2021

Snapshots 03
All along the history of human LENGTH

AMAZING
civilisation bridges have served as 391 M
an important means to unite
people, cities, countries and
cultures, while bearing testimony
to the architectural genius of the
human mind. Spanning across,
mighty rivers, vast oceans, high
BRIDGES
mountains, there are several
structures that never cease to
amaze. From the old to the new,
here’s a look at some incredible
structures

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, USA HARTLAND/NEW BRUNSWICK

HEIGHT This is among the most iconic bridges in the world and is LENGTH BRIDGE, CANADA
65 M also among the most famous ones. It attracts more than 10
million visitors each year.
2,737 M This is the longest covered bridge in the world
(213 FT) that was declared a National Historic site in 1980.
Also called the kissing bridge, it is 391 m long.
CONNECTS: San Francisco with Marin county to the north
CONSTRUCTION STARTED: 5 January 1933 CONNECTS: It crosses the Saint John River from
Operational since 1937 and was the tallest suspension Hartland to Somerville, New Brunswick, Canada.
bridge in the world at the time. STRUCTURE: The framework consists of seven small
Howe Truss bridges joined together on six piers.
Construction started in 1898.
Operational since 1901. It was covered in 1921-22.

TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON

This is one of the most popular and well known bridges in the world. This iconic
Victorian turreted bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in Lon-
don, and was built between 1886 and 1894. The bridge crosses the River
Thames close to the Tower. The Tower Bridge was operated by hydraulic pumps
driven by steam until 1976, when electric motors were put into operation; the
steam power system is still kept (in good repair) as a tourist display.
CONNECTS: Greater London boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Southwark.
OPERATIONAL SINCE: 21 June 1886

LENGTH
102 MILE

LENGTH VASCO DA GAMA BRIDGE, PORTUGAL

DANYANG-KUNSHAN 10 MILE This 10 mile long bridge over Tagus river is the
GRAND BRIDGE, CHINA longest in Europe. It cannot be accessed on foot
This us the world’s longest bridge at CONNECTS: Northern and southern Portugal
102 miles in length. Operational since 1998
CONNECTS: Shanghai to the town of Nanjing, It has been built to withstand winds of upto 155 mph
the capital of China’s Jiangsu province.
Operational since 2011
It took around 10,000 people to construct it over
just four years and cost £6.5bn.
ESHIMA OHASHI, JAPAN
Creates an optical illusion of being incredibly steep and
is the largest rigid frame bridge in Japan (third largest in
the world). But in reality this one and a half mile long
motorway has a maximum gradient of only 6.1 per cent.
BEIPANJIANG BRIDGE, CONNECTS: Matsue and Sakaiminato
CHINA It was built from 1997 to 2004.
This is the highest bridge in the Operational since 2004
world at over 565 m, nearly dou-
ble the height of London’s Shard.
CONNECTS: Guizhou’s great East- MILLAU VIADUCT, FRANCE
West routes to Yunnan Province.
The 4-lane divided highway This is the tallest bridge in the world having a
stretches 2,935 km from height of 343 metres
CONNECTS: Straddles the Tarn Valley
HEIGHT Hanghzou to the border of
Burma near Tibet. HEIGHT between Clermont-Ferrand and Béziers
565 M OPERATIONAL SINCE:
Jan 2017. Cost $140m.
343 M and Narbonne.
Operational since 2004

PONT DU GARD AQUEDUCT, FRANCE

This is a Roman monument and a rightful candi-
date for the world’s oldest bridge as it was built in
First century AD.
Originally designed to supply the city of Nîmes
with water, this three tier aqueduct is 50 metres
in height.
Constructed from soft, yellow limestone rock, this
remarkable edifice was declared a historical mon-
ument by the French government in 1840.

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