India News | Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Visits Majuli-Jorhat Bridge Construction Site
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone of the bridge project across the River Brahmaputra exactly two years ago on February 18 in 2021.
Majuli (Assam) [India], February 18 (ANI): Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday visited the construction site of Majuli-Jorhat bridge over Brahmaputra to take stock of the work in progress.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone of the bridge project across the River Brahmaputra exactly two years ago on February 18 in 2021.
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For people living on Majuli Island, the 2-lane major bridge including approaches over the Brahmaputra River between Majuli (Kamalabari) and Jorhat (Nimati Ghat) (6.8 km) on NH-715K costing Rs 925.47 crore is being constructed.
Sonowal urged officials and engineers associated with the project to expedite the construction of the sub-structure of the bridge.
"PM Narendra Modi ji has laid great emphasis on transforming the transportation sector of Assam and the North East. I believe that the long-awaited Jorhat-Majuli bridge will open a new horizon in this direction," Sonowal said. (ANI)
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