HUNGARIAN CONTINGENT TO BUILD A PONTOON BRIDGE ACROSS THE SAVA

OKUCANI, Feb 4 (Hina) - A Hungarian contingent with the NATO-led Implementation Force will construct a pontoon bridge across the Sava river between Stara Gradiska (110 kms southeast of Zagreb) and Bosanska Gradiska. #L# A spokesman for the Hungarian contingent, Major Emil Varadi, Sunday said that they would build a bridge of 60-ton capacity. He said Hungarian troops, situated at Pustare near Okucani, would search for mines on the ground before the construction started. On Monday, the Hungarian troops, along with British units would seek mines and sweep them from the area where the bridge should be built. Parts of the pontoon bridge have been already transported to the Hungarian base at Pustare. Varadi added that the had been made in Russia, and that they were standardized. Spokesman Varadi pointed to the good cooperation between the Hungarian contingent and local Croatian authorities. (hina) mms 041428 MET feb 96