Title - Roadblocks removed for new railway bridge

Northern Railway's longstanding quest to get Archaeological Survey of India's clearance for a new railway bridge near the 16{+t}{+h}Century Salimgarh Fort may finally come through now with the National Monuments Authority (NMA) unofficially approving a no-objection certificate for the project's completion. “The NOC will be issued in a week's time,” said Pravin Srivastava, member-secretary of NMA. However, Northern Railway officials said they learnt of the approval only through media reports. “Construction of the new bridge that will connect Old Delhi to Eastern India and will see close to 250 trains using the line had been stalled when ASI objected.