2021
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Karnataka
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Assam
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Tripura
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West Bengal
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Detailed explanation-1: -It will connect Dhubri in Assam to Phulbari, Tura, Rongram and Rongjeng in Meghalaya. The bridge, to be built with a total cost of approx 4997 cr, will meet the long-standing demand of the people from Assam and Meghalaya who were depending on ferry services to travel between the two banks of the river.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’ and laid the foundation stone of two bridges in Assam.
Detailed explanation-3: -The new bridge would connect the north bank of Guwahati with the south bank in Assam. “Once the bridge is completed, it would provide seamless and strategic connectivity across river with heavy traffic at present of more than 75000 PCUs, ” said union minister Nitin Gadkari.
Detailed explanation-4: -As of 2022, Assam has six significant bridges over Brahmaputra River. The Minister of Road Transport and Highway (MoRTH) is yet to approve three new bridges in Assam.