‘Proud moment for Telugu people’; AP Governor congratulates Madhavi Latha

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer congratulated Dr Madhavi Latha, Professor at the IISc, Bengaluru, for her major contributions to the construction of the Chenab Bridge, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

Governor Congratulates Madhavi Latha

In a message here on Monday, Governor Abdul Nazeer said: “I congratulate Dr G Madhavi Latha, professor at the IISc, Bengaluru, who made a major contribution to the construction of the Chenab Bridge, the highest bridge in the world, in Jammu and Kashmir, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 June.

It is a proud moment for the Telugu people that Dr Madhavi Latha, who hails from Yenugundlapadu village in Prakasam district, played a pivotal role as a geotechnical consultant for 17 years in the construction of the Chenab Bridge project, an engineering marvel.”

Madhavi Latha has played an important role in the construction of Chenab Bridge. She is a professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore. G Madhavi Latha, a rock engineering expert from the IISc Civil Engineering Department, has given nearly 17 years of her life to the construction of Chenab Bridge.

Latha guided the construction work of the bridge at the request of Afcons, the contractor of the Chenab bridge. She led the stabilization of the slope of the bridge and laying the foundation. She took charge as a project advisor during the construction of the bridge.

Initially, Madhavi Latha had another engineer from IISc as a project advisor with her, but after a few years he left the project, but Latha took over her responsibility till the completion of the construction of the bridge by the year 2022.

This bridge is 359 meters high from the river surface, which is higher than the Eiffel Tower. Its total cost is Rs 1,486 crore. This bridge built on the valley of Reasi district is considered to be the world's highest railway arch bridge. Its length is 1,315 meters and the main arch of steel is 467 meters long, which is a matter of admiration all over the world.

The Chenab Bridge project started in 2005. At the same time, the work of the bridge was completed in the year 2022 with the successful trial run of full-speed trains. The work of the bridge going on for many years has finally ended. At the same time, with the inauguration of this bridge, one name has become a topic of discussion, that is Madhavi Latha.