A Mechanical Device Provided in between the Substructure and the Superstructure to Control the interaction of these two is called a Bearing. The function of the Bearing is to safely transmit the Loads and Forces acting on or from the Superstructure to the Substructure underneath while providing for free translation and rotation of the Structure supported by the Bearing.

A total of 126 schemes were sanctioned out of which 98 schemes have been completed, 26 schemes are in progress, 01 is pending (Court case), and the tender is under disposal.

Rules of Executive Business made by GOB, in the exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (2) of Article 166 of the Constitution of India, has allocated the business of Govt.

Indo-Nepal Border Road Total Length of 552.29 Km (From Madanpur at Bettiah District to Golgalia at Kishanganj District).

Reinforced soil is a combination of soil and tension elements that are capable of bearing large tensile stresses. The reinforcement provided by these tension elements enables the mass to resist the tension in a way that the earth alone could not. The main source of this resistance to tension is the internal friction of soil because the stresses that are created within the mass are transferred from the soil to the reinforcement elements by friction.