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Detailed explanation-1: -Q. ‘Bailey Suspension Bridge’ has been inaugurated in which state/UT? Notes: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurated the Bailey Suspension Bridge over river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually launched the Bailey Suspension Bridge across the Chenab River. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) constructed the 240-foot-high Bailey Suspension Bridge a month ahead of schedule. The new Bailey suspension reinforced bridge was initiated in October 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian Army began construction of the 90 feet long Bailey bridge over Sukhtawa river on the Bhopal-Nagpur highway.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sir Donald Coleman Bailey, (born Sept. 15, 1901, Rotherham, Yorkshire, Eng.-died May 5, 1985, Bournemouth, Dorset), British engineer who invented the Bailey bridge, which was of great military value in World War II.