On July 30, 2024, landslides struck Mundakkai and Chooralmala in Wayanad, Kerala. Soldiers of the Madras Engineer Group began to build a 190-foot Bailey bridge between the two places at 9 a.m. on July 31. “The bridge was ready at 6 pm on August 1,” Onmanorama reported.
Reports differ on how long the work took. Onmanorama’s own times span 33 hours, but its headline said 31. The Week gave 36 hours, and other outlets gave shorter figures.